Christian Miller ^553,810

  General Notes:

Christian Miller Sr., probably with his wife, Elizabetha, came to American from Switzerland, arriving in Philadelphia, November 9, 1738 on the "Charming Nancy" which sailed from Rotterdam and stopped at Cowes on the Isle of Wight. (This quote is from a book published in 1956 entitled "The Line of Christian Miller"
email from Emily Miller


Per the History of Lehigh County
The ancestor of the MIller family, originating in the northwestern part of Lehigh county, was Christian Miller, Sr. who was born in Switzerland, and emigrated to Pennsylvania, settling first in Longswamp Twp, Berks Co. He then located in Lynn Twp. but was driven back, durning the French and Indian War by the savage Indians, to Berks Co. Later, however he again returned to Lynn Twp. and settle upon his land which he had taken up0 by warrant, in 1749, 1750, and 1767, in all 208 acres and later he added other tracts, and had two sons; Andrew and Christian.

Per the History of Lehigh County - Vol 1 Lynn Twp pg 837

One mile east of Lynnville, on the Miller homestead, there is a private burial place, long known as the "Miller graveyard". It is located at the corner of two public roads, Bausch Rd and Ross Valley Rd in New Tripoli PA, in dimensions 50x50 feet with a stone wall in fairly good condition along the two sides adjoining the public roads ,the other two sides being enclosed by a fence. One Christian Miller had settled here at a very early period. He and his wife, some children and grandchildren and descendants of the fourth generation, wer buried here. Among those buried there are the following:

Christian Miller Sr1706-1785
Christian Miller Jr1741-1778
Anna Elizabeth Miller 1757-1830
Andreas Miller1739-1817
Peter Miller, Sr1772-1855
Maria Magd Miller1770-1863
(wife of Peter)
George Miller1798-1865
Mary M. Miller1805-1874
(wife of George)

It is noteworthy of mention that in August 1913, one of the descendants, Mr Reuben Miller Of Millport, Carbon Co. with the encouragement and assistance of other descendants, improved this private burial place at great expense by putting around it a concrete wall, by securly fastening the upright tombstones in cement beds and by covering it entire surface with concrete so as to prevent the growth of weeds, an improvement which has won for him much favorable comment.

Note: My wife Susan and I went to the Miller graveyard in June 2001 and the cement "pad" was indeed keeping down the weeds a few of which had sprung up in the joints in the pad. The previously named stones are still there. the concrete wall is still in good repair and there is a wrought iron gate to enter the graveyard. Photos we took are in the Christian Miller scrapbook.

Jeff Padell

From "Find a grave" http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=68781155

Birth: Jun. 25, 1708 Death: Jul. 1, 1785
Christian Miller Sr, probably with his wife Elizabetha, came to America from Switzerland, arriving in Philadelphia, November 9, 1738 on the "Charming Nancy" which had sailed from Rotterdam and stopped at Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
With 65 other passengers in the "Charming Nancy" he is recorded as having signed the Oath of allegiance to the King of Britain and the Proprietor of the Province and two other Oaths of Abjuration, all in the presence of Lieutenant Governor George Thomas in Philadelphia Couth House on November 9, 1738.
There is no record of when Christian Miller settled on the Lynn Township property granted him by Thomas and Richard Penn, proprietaries and governors in chief of the Province, by warrant issued March 26, 1734, four years before he set out for America.
That he enjoyed his own lands and prospered there is indicated by the fact that he purchased thirty-one adjoining acres on April 20, 1749 and seventy-two acres on March 23, 1750. On April 7, 1767, after title passes to Christian Jr., another 100 acres was added to expand the property to 359 acres.
It was on the once barren Lynn Township lands, now so fruitful and productive , that Christian Miller and his wife Elizabetha reared four children and established the roots of a family that in each generation has made distinct contributions not only to the cultural, economic and religious life of Lehigh County, but also to the development of the state and nation.
Children: John Jacob Miller born 17 December 1737; Andreas Miller born 1 March 1739; Christian Miller, Jr. born 6 January 1741; Susanna Miller born 6 November 1743.
Lynnville
Lehigh County
Pennsylvania, USA
Created by: Emily Miller <fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=47462726>
Record added: Apr 22, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 68781155

From: Emily B. Miller [mailto:ebmiller@ptd.net]
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 5:58 PM
To: 'Jeff Padell'
Subject: RE: Christian Miller

Hello Jeff,

Christian Miller, Sr is my husband's fifth great grandfather. He was born 25 June 1706 in Berne Canton, Switzerland and died 1 July 1785 in Lynn Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. He married Elizabetha Knisely in 1728; b: 1711 in Switzerland; d: 1806 in Lynn Township.

"Christian Miller Sr., probably with his wife, Elizabetha, came to America from Switzerland, arriving in Philadelphia, November 9, 1738 on the "Charming Nancy" which had sailed from Rotterdam and stopped at Cowes on the Isle of Wight." (This quote is from a book published in 1956 entitled "The Line of Christian Miller".

The photo you included in your email was taken in the Miller family cemetery in Lynnville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It lists his age as 79 years, 19 days.

Son, Christian Miller, Jr. and grandson, Peter Miller, Sr are also buried in this family cemetery.

You may also be distantly related to me. Conrad Bloss' granddaughter Maria Barbara married Johan Bittenbender, brother of my 3^th great grandfather.

Emily B. Miller

Christian married Elizabeth Knisely about 1736 in Longswamp, Berks Co, Pennsylvania, USA. (Elizabeth Knisely was born in 1711 in , , , Switzerland ⁸¹⁰ and died in 1806 in Lynn Twp Lehigh Co, Pennsylvania ⁸¹⁰.)