John Miller, Probable Royalist 1745

1684 - Aft 1719  (35 years)

• Name	John Miller  [1]
  Suffix	Probable Royalist 1745
  Birth	24 Jan 1683/84	Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  	MILLER JOHN THOMAS MILLER/KATHARIN CRUM M 26/01/1684 496 10 / 117 DUMBARTON Name:     John Miller Gender:     Male Christening Date:     26 Jan 1684 Christening Place:     DUMBARTON,DUNBARTON,SCOTLAND Birth Date:     24 Jan 1684 Birthplace:     Death Date:     Name Note:     Race:     Father's Name:     Thomas Miller Father's Birthplace:     Father's Age:     Mother's Name:     Katharin Crum Mother's Birthplace:     Mother's Age:     Indexing Project (Batch) Number:     C11496-2 System Origin:     Scotland-ODM GS Film number:     1041985 Reference ID:
  Christening	26 Jan 1683/84	Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland   [1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  	MILLER JOHN THOMAS MILLER/KATHARIN CRUM M 26/01/1684 496 10 / 117 DUMBARTON
  		John Miller 1681 Baptism
  		John Miller Baptism clip
  Gender	Male
  Residence-Occupant	5 Apr 1719	Cardross, Argyll and Bute (Dunbarton), Scotland   [12]
  	Glenan of Keppoch - Clan MacDonald (McDonells) of Keppoch
  	Role: Occupant To be researched: It appears that William's father may have been a  Jacobite,a supporter of Charles and in Keppoch as a part of the Macdonald supporter group First name(s)      William Last name      Miller Baptism year      1719 Baptism date      05 Apr 1719 Residence      Glenan of Keppoch Place      Cardross County      Dunbartonshire Country      Scotland Father's first name(s)      John Father's last name      Miller Mother's first name(s)      Janet Archive reference      OPR 494/1 Register year range      1681-1787 Item      1 Record set      Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929 Category      Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory      Parish Baptisms Collections from      Great Britain, Scotland ***************** During the Jacobite rising of 1715, Clan MacDonald of Keppoch were indirectly involved in the siege of Inverness (1715). General Wade's report on the Highlands in 1724, estimated the clan strength at 220 men. Coll MacDonald and his clansmen would eventually fight for the Jacobites at the Battle of Sheriffmuir. After the Jacobite Rising of 1715 failed, Coll MacDonald suffered exile in France for a time, but retained his power after the Rising, eventually dying in 1729. During the Jacobite rising of 1745, the Chief, Alexander Macdonald, 17th of Keppoch, was among the men who attacked British Government soldiers who were preparing a surprise assault on the Glenfinnan gathering at what is now known as the Highbridge Skirmish. This was the first strike on the government during the 1745 rising. The MacDonalds of Keppoch were also involved in the siege of Fort William in March 1746. On the morning of 16 April 1746, Clan MacDonald of Keppoch were present at the Battle of Culloden. According to tradition, Alexander of Keppoch, upon seeing that his men were reluctant to advance as ordered, he reproached them by shouting Mo Dhia, an do thr?eig clann mo chinnidh mi? ("My God, have the children of my clan forsaken me?") before charging alone with pistol and sword drawn. More contemporary accounts, however, suggest that Keppoch led the attack surrounded by a small group of close kinsmen with the rest of his men following in support. During the advance Keppoch had his right arm shattered by a musket-ball: he was subsequently hit in the chest and died some time later while being carried off the field by his illegitimate son Aonghas B?an. While his regiment appear to have partly rallied in an attempt to defend against government cavalry, they suffered heavy casualties and dispersed after the Jacobite defeat. "Among the Keppoch Jacobites to suffer the supreme penalty after the defeat of the Uprising was Major Donald MacDonald, the Tacksman of Tir na Dis near Spean Bridge, who was executed at Carlisle in October 1746. Before his death, however, the Major stated, "I die a member of the Holy Roman Catholic Church in the Communion of which I have lived... And I here declare, upon the faith of a dying man, that it was with no view to establishing that church or religion in this nation that I joined the Prince, but purely out of duty and allegiance to our only rightful, lawful, and native sovereign, due to him had he been a heathen, Mahomedan, or even a Quaker. Roger Hutchinson (2010), Father Allan: The Life and Legacy of a Hebridean Priest, Birlinn Limited. Page 26. "Clan Castle The seat of the chief of the Clan MacDonald of Keppoch was originally at Castle Keppoch which was near to Spean Bridge in Lochaber. In 1690 it passed to the MacKintoshes. The lands were then disputed with the MacKintoshes, with the last clan battle being fought here. The castle itself had been demolished in 1663 after the Keppoch murders. The present Keppoch House was built by the 18th chief of the MacDonells of Keppoch about 1760; The house itself currently occupies the site of an earlier Keppoch House built probably in the second half of the 17th century and burned by Government troops after the Battle of Culloden.
  		Current Keppoch House The seat of the chief of the Clan MacDonald of Keppoch was originally at Castle Keppoch which was near to Spean Bridge in Lochaber. In 1690 it passed to the MacKintoshes. The lands were then disputed with the MacKintoshes, with the last clan battle being fought here. The castle itself had been demolished in 1663 after the Keppoch murders. The present Keppoch House was built by the 18th chief of the MacDonells of Keppoch about 1760; The house itself currently occupies t he site of an earlier Keppoch House built probably in the second half of the 17th century and burned by Government troops after the Battle of Culloden.
  Residence	Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [13]
  _UID	FFE1AA0E7FBF4D02A6DEA6CDE9FDD47D5345
  Death	Aft 1719
  Notes	Member of Northant Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers (Research):MILLER JOHN ANN SMITH/ 04/06/1710 282/ 120 38 Dundee
  Person ID	I3050	Lanark County Origins | This is my paternal Lineage
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Johne Miller,   b. 1645, Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Christian Allan,   b. 1653, Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1678
  Family ID	F11797	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Thomas Miller,   b. 1650, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Kathrin Crum,   b. 1651, Galston Parish, Ayr, Scotland d. 1697, Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1681	Kilbirnie (Bridgend), Ayr, Scotland
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jenet Miller,   b. 1683, Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland d. Aft 1719 (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1704	Cardross, Argyll and Bute (Dunbarton), Scotland   [14]
  	MILLAR JOHN JONNET MILLAR/FR255 (FR255) 06/06/1704 494/ 10 239 Cardross
  		John Millar & Jonnet Millar Marriage
  Children	1. Margret Miller,   b. 1705, Cardross, Argyll and Bute (Dunbarton), Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jenet Miller,   b. 1706, Cardross, Argyll and Bute (Dunbarton), Scotland d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Robert Miller,   b. 1708, Cardross, Argyll and Bute (Dunbarton), Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   4. James McCulloch   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Jean Miller,   b. 1710, Cardross, Argyll and Bute (Dunbarton), Scotland d. Yes, date unknown + 6. John Miller,   b. 1712, Cardross, Argyll and Bute (Dunbarton), Scotland d. Yes, date unknown + 7. Marion Miller,   b. 1714, Cardross, Argyll and Bute (Dunbarton), Scotland d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Thomas Miller,   b. Abt 1716, Cardross, Argyll and Bute (Dunbarton), Scotland d. Yes, date unknown + 9. William Miller,   b. 1719, Glenan of Keppoch, Argyll and Bute, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F11582	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Jan 1683/84 - Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland Christening - 26 Jan 1683/84 - Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland Marriage - 6 Jun 1704 - Cardross, Argyll and Bute (Dunbarton), Scotland Residence-Occupant - Glenan of Keppoch - Clan MacDonald (McDonells) of Keppoch - 5 Apr 1719 - Cardross, Argyll and Bute (Dunbarton), Scotland Residence - - Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		John Miller Birth and Baptism
  		Current Keppoch House The seat of the chief of the Clan MacDonald of Keppoch was originally at Castle Keppoch which was near to Spean Bridge in Lochaber. In 1690 it passed to the MacKintoshes. The lands were then disputed with the MacKintoshes, with the last clan battle being fought here. The castle itself had been demolished in 1663 after the Keppoch murders. The present Keppoch House was built by the 18th chief of the MacDonells of Keppoch about 1760; The house itself currently occupies t he site of an earlier Keppoch House built probably in the second half of the 17th century and burned by Government troops after the Battle of Culloden.

  
  

• Sources

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