Living

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: GK1K-BJK
• _UID: 16347114A74245A3B55649BFB5D9A5EDD3BE

Elizabeth married Rev. James Robert Miller, Spec from FS on 17 Sep 1576 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. James (son of Sir Robert Miller, Not Documented and Private) was born in 1542 in Culross, Fife, Scotland; died on 21 Dec 1602 in Culross, Fife, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LKMH-Z7R
• _UID: 997B4899F9F34FBE9DB6B3DDF919BEC56630

Notes:

Christened:
MILLER
JAMES
JAMES MILLER/
M
26/02/1576
685/2
10 10
St Cuthbert's

Name     James Miller
Gender     Male
Baptism Date     26 Feb 1576
Baptism Place     Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Residence Place     Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Father     James Miller

From earliest times to the 19th century, St Cuthbert's parish covered a large area around Edinburgh. In the late Northumbrian period, St Cuthbert's may have served as the minster for an area stretching from the environs of Edinburgh to the River Almond in the west and the Pentland Hills in the south. The parish had been reduced in size in the mid-13th century by the detachment of Liberton and Corstorphine. Prior to the foundation of St Giles' in the 12th century, the parish may also have covered the burgh of Edinburgh itself.

By the time of the Scottish Reformation, St Cuthbert's parish contained around 2,000 inhabitants and covered a large area surrounding the burghs of Edinburgh and the Canongate: it bounded Newhaven and Cramond in the north; Corstorphine in the west, Colinton and Liberton in the south; and Duddingston and Restalrig in the east. The parish also contained nunneries at Sciennes and the Pleasance, two chapels on the Burgh Muir and other chapels at Newhaven, Low Calton, and Wester Portsburgh.

Died:
also noted as Coklaw, Currie, Midlothian, Scotland
(see story of The Siege of Cocklaw: Hawick's role in the Rebellion of 1403)
Council Scottish Borders, The Parish Morebattle, Former Region Borders, Former District Roxburgh, Former County Roxburghshire

Cocklaw, on the upper sources of the Beaumont, formed part of the territory of Molle (Mow). A powerful castle stood on this estate between two burns which descend from Cocklaw and Windgatehill. It was besiged by Henry Percy with the Earl of March immediately after the Battle of Hamildon in 1401. It belonged to the family of Gledstones before 1560.

A Jeffrey 1857.

Field investigation produced no information on the site of this tower.
Visited by OS (JLD) 29 August 1960.

The site of a pele 'at Coklaw' is referred to in The History and Antiquities of Roxburghshire (Jeffrey 1857, vol.3 283). The account describes that 'Cocklaw, on the upper sources of the Beaumont, formed part of the territory of Molle (Mow). A powerful castle stood on this estate between two burns which descend from Cocklaw and Windgatehill. It was besieged by Henry Percy with the Earl of March immediately after the Battle of Hamildon in 1401. It belonged to the family of Gledstones before 1560.'

Previous field investigation has produced no information on the location of this site (OS record card, 29 August 1960). However, buildings associated with a series of field-banks and enclosures within the modern fields around Cocklawfoot farm may relate to the medieval pele.

What may be the foundations of the tower are situated on a gentle slope on the base of a spur between the Cocklawfoot and Kelsocleuch burns and about 100m to the SW of the modern farm of Cocklawfoot, at NT 8534 1852. The possible tower measures 7m from N to S by 6m within grass-covered banks (or walls) up to 2m thick and between 1m and 1.5m in height which bear signs of robbing. There are possible opposed entrances on the E and W sides. There is a two-compartment out-shot on the S. The N compartment measures 6m from N to S by 5m within grassed-over banks (or walls), up to 2m thick and up to 0.9m high. There is an entrance at the S end of the W wall. The S compartment measures 2.5m from N to S by 5m within grassed-over bank 2m wide on the E but only 1m thick on the S end. The compartment is open-sided on the W.

The possible tower with its out-shot, is situated immediately W of a subrectangular enclosure partly overlain by the modern dyke on the SW. What may be the last vestiges of a further structure are situated on the E side of the enclosure which lies to the S of the old hill road. This road is bounded on both sides by boundary-banks extending out from Cocklawfoot for some 600m, to about the 305m contour, before returning to the Kelsocleuch and Cocklawfoot Burns on the SW and NE respectively. At the base of the spur the banks are about 15m apart gradually widening to over 60m reflecting the braided courses of tracks as they climb the hillside. On the SW side of the road the boundary-bank winds up across the contours, again reflecting the course of the road as it climbed the spur. This bank has been much reduced in places, after abandonment, whereas the bank on the NE lies hard against the latest and, straightest course of the road. Near its NE end, the bank crosses an earlier field-bank (at NT 8609 1846).

To the NE of the road, opposite the possible tower, and within the fields closest to the modern farm buildings, there are further traces of enclosures and field-banks, displaying a complicated history of reuse. Slight traces of cross-contour rig are visible, from aerial photography (eg RAF 106 G/Scot/UK 121 frame 3355, 20 June 1946), over the moderate NW-facing slopes to the S and E of these field-banks within the modern field-system. The rig becomes more extensive, though still only barely visible on the ground, between this boundary and the boundary-bank previously described, which forms the upper limit of the cross-contour cultivation.

The nature of the cultivation on the S side of the old road is less certain. There are extensive traces of contour cultivation immediately to the E of the possible tower. These extend for 280m from NNW to SSE by 100m maximum over a moderate to moderately steep slope overlooking the Kelsocleuch Burn. Further S, the cultivation is predominantly cross-contour, but in contrast to the pattern observed to the N of the road, where the rig lies adjacent to the boundary-bank, it is outside the area enclosed and would appear to pre-date the boundary-bank. The relationship between the cultivation and the southernmost angle of the boundary-bank is only visible from aerial photographs as most of this area has been afforested. Further cultivation may be observed within the boundary-bank as it returns towards the Kelsocleuch Burn. Here both contour and cross-contour cultivation may be observed, with the latter on the lower slopes.

Information from RJ Mercer (University of Edinburgh) 16 March 1986
RCAHMS MS 2598. No. 37/526
https://canmore.org.uk/site/59011/cocklaw

James married Katherein Kincaid on 2 Nov 1598 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Katherein was born about 1572 in of Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LKMH-Z7R
• _UID: 1887D37E844D4294A7CB350AE0A712F2D360

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: KNV6-3J3
• Residence: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
• _UID: 7524C2892D1D4A9BA9D39C80FC869106C48E

Notes:

Christened:
MILLAR
THOMAS
JAMES MILLAR/
M
01/02/1601
685 / 3
20 / 17
CANONGATE

Thomas married Janet Archibald about 1621 in South Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Janet (daughter of Andro Archibald and Christian Brown) was born about 1600 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; was christened on 30 Mar 1600 in South Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: MSGV-6PV
• _UID: 7B0C0F77FF5E432CB3FBAEC982DEA6A3A770

Notes:

Christened:
MILLAR
JAMES
JAMES MILLAR/
M
01/02/1601
685 / 3
20 / 17
CANONGATE

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• FamilySearch ID: G3JZ-1DB
• Name: Christiane Miller
• Name: Chrystiane Miller
• Name: Cristen Miller
• Residence: Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland
• _UID: 301A6B8DCF4B4B35A9F7B2EEFE1726439AE8

Notes:

Christened:
MILLER
CRISTEN
JAMES MILLER/KATHERENE KYNCAID FR153 (FR153)
U
20/03/1603
479/
10 144
Falkirk

NameCristen Miller
SexFemale
Birth Date3
Father's NameJames Miller
Father's SexMale
Mother's NameKatherene Kyncaid
Mother's SexFemale
Event TypeChristening
Event Date20 Mar 1603
Event PlaceFalkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Christian married Gideon Gilchrist on 20 Feb 1620/21 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Gideon (son of Johnne Gilchrist and Elspit Mathesoun) was born in 1597 in Edinburgh Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland; was christened on 19 Jun 1597 in Edinburgh Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: MS29-NBC
• Residence: Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland
• _UID: 67CD0A7D307547C2B09E1DA6A86B0639CC1B

Notes:

Christened:
MILLER
JAMES
JAMES MILLER/CRISTEN KINCAID FR187 (FR187)
M
03/11/1605
479/
10 178
Falkirk

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: G3JQ-J4L
• Name: Johne Millare
• Name: Johne Miller
• Name: Jon Millor
• Residence: Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland
• _UID: 7CC049D9FAF04E9D85CFF6CBAE207DDB6E15
• Occupation: 1645, Kilsyth, Stirling, Scotland; cordonner

Notes:

(Research):Timeline info
1607 - Jamestown Virginia is established
1609 - Samuel de Champlain - French colony at Quebec
1618 - 30 year war begins - Protestants revolt against Catholics

Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
Name:     Jhon Millar
Gender:     Male
?A "SENIOR"1 MILLER was born about 1613/18 in Edinburgh, Scotland (VHM, Dummerston, p. 46) and died 1 Aug 1688 about age 70 (Savage, from death record, "sen. an aged Scotchman, above 70") (given in some records, including Torrey as the death of his son James). He emigrated from Edinburgh about 1660 with his son James and they settled in Charlestown MA. They joined the Presbyterian church in Charlestown.

Children of Senior Miller:

JAMES2 MILLER, born ca1640 in Edinburgh, Scotland and died 14 Jul 1690 of smallpox. He married MARY __??__.

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rom The *VERMONT* Historical Magazine, "Dummerston," p. 45:
Guess it's not obvious ENOUGH.
NOT THE SON OF JOHN MILLER JR. AND AGNES CAMPBELL!!!
The Millers, of Scotland, were of Saxon origin, and followed the leadership of Edward, who conquered the Picts and founded Edinburgh, A.D. 449. The history of the family is rather obscure, until about the year 1600, when the country was distracted by civil war, assuming a religious character between Protestantism and Catholicism. The Millers took sides with the Protestants, and later with the Presbyterians or Covenanters, when persecuted by James the First, in his efforts to establish Episcopacy. The laws against Presbyterianism were so arbitrary that it led to great disorder and opposition by the inhabitance, and many personal encounters passed between the liberty-loving Scots and the minions of the king, in the enforcement of obnoxious laws. The name of James Miller is found twice recorded in a list of those who paid fines for transgressing the laws in the city of Edinburgh, ... [for account see VHM, p. 45].

The oppresion of the Covenanters led many to seek the shores of America where they could worship God without restraint. "Senior" Miller and his son, James, emigrated from Edinburgh about 1660.

(The above references a Miller family that emigrated to New England, not Virginia.)
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Birth:
This birth information from the Port Family Tree on Ancestry - RussellKayPort. No sources given.

Christened:
MILLER
JOHNE
JAMES MILLER/KATHEREIN KINCAID FR314 (FR314)
U
09/05/1613
479/
20 20
Falkirk

Found in ScotlandsPeople :Johne Miller baptized, James Miller

1613 MILLER, JOHNE (Old Parish Registers Births 479/ Falkirk) Page 20 of 622

NameJohne Miller
SexMale
Birth Date5
Father's NameJames Miller
Father's SexMale
Mother's NameKatherein Kincaid
Mother's SexFemale
Event TypeChristening
Event Date9 May 1613
Event PlaceFalkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Source Details2:17TRTBM

Died:
For reference:
The Mayflower, the ship that transported the Pilgrims from Plymouth to the New World (America) sailed in 1620.
Mayflower, a second ship of the same name, made the voyage several times including as part of the Winthrop Fleet in 1630.

Johne married Elizabeth "Bessie" Whyt on 23 Jan 1632/33 in Dumfries Parish, Dumfries and Galloway (Dumfries), Scotland. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Whyt and Agnes Bellenden Quhyt) was born in 1612 in Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland; was christened on 7 Jan 1611/12 in Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland; died on 18 May 1687 in Raws near Kilmarnock, East Ayr, Ayr, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]