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Abraham Miller

Male 1769 - 1823  (53 years)


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  • Name Abraham Miller  [1
    Born 4 Nov 1769  Loudon Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1790  Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1790  Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    With a female 
    Census 1800  Brothers Valley, Somerset, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1800  Brothers Valley, Somerset, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    With two boys and two girls under age 10 and a woman age 26 to 44 
    Census 1810  Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1810  Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    With two boys and five girls under age 10, two boys age 10 to 15, two men and two women age 16 to 25 and a woman age 26 to 44 
    Census 1820  Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1820  Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    With two boys and two girls under age 10, two girls age 10 to 15, three men and one woman age 16 to 25 and a woman over age 45 
    Died 16 Feb 1823  Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Probate 19 Feb 1823  Somerset Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Widow Elizabeth (Lybarger) renounces her right to administer his estate 
    Probate 22 Feb 1823  Somerset Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Administration bond issued; letters of administration issued 
    Buried Harrison Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Somerset County was established in Sept 1795, by an act of Assembly and the town of Somerset became the county seat. Abraham Miller operated a tannery there in 1800, and in the 1800 census he is age 26-45 with 5 males and 5 females in his home; this is the only Miller family in Someerset in 1800. (Since Peter was born 25 Dec 1795, no doubt he was the first child born in Somerset.) He (Abraham) was elected Sheriff in October 1804, was the 4th sheriff, and served from 1805 until 1808.

      On 25 Jan 1807, David Pollock was murdered near Buckstown in Somerset County, presumably by a roving Frenchman (Neal Hugous) along the Forbes Road. On 5 Feb 1807 the defendent was found guilty by the jury and sentenced by the court to be hanged. This was during Sheriff Miller's term of office and is the only occasion of record where Sheriff Miller was involved in an execution of his neighbor. The rope broke the first time, but the second time did the trick.

      According to a History of Bedford and Somerset Counties, Abraham Miller was awarded the contract for the building of a permanent jail. The contract for $2,329 was awarded on 7 Oct 1802. Sundry changes during construction brought the final cost up to $2,600.50. The jail had a front 28x35 feet, was of stone, two stories high and stood at the SE corner of the court house square, next to Court Alley. In the rear of the jail was a yard enclosed by a substantial stone wall from 12-15 feet in height. This building continued in use for the purposes for which it had been built until 1856, at which time it gave way to a more modern building. It is said that Abraham Miller Jr. was a wealthy man who rolled his kegs of money across the floor. Abraham, in performing his duty in the hanging caused him to lose his mind and he squandered his money. Abraham's sisters were very vain and helped spend the kale (money)
    Person ID I2889  Wm L Gann Ancestors
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2014 

    Father Abraham Miller,   b. 1735 
    Mother Catherine 
    Family ID F1296  Group Sheet

    Family Elizabeth Lybarger,   b. 1761 - 1770, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1847, Somerset Twp., Somerset, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F1297  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S34637] Lybarger Descendants, John L. Lybarger, http://www.lybarger-descendants.com/.

    2. [S40184] 1790 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), p. 251, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 21 Sep 2010.

    3. [S40183] 1800 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), p. 532, Brothers Valley, Somerset, Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 16 Sep 2010.

    4. [S40182] 1810 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), p. 356, Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 10 Sep 2010.

    5. [S40181] 1820 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), p. 167, Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 06 Sep 2010.

    6. [S67] Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994, images, FamilySearch, (FamilySearch), Somerset > Wills 1814-1840 vol 2-3 > image 173 of 652 (Reliability: 3), 6 Oct 2014.