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1851 Memory Gardens of Farmington
Plot: Garden of Devotion, Section A, Lot 153 		Walker, Pearl Mildred (I0992)
 
1852 Memory Gardens of Farmington
Plot: Garden of Devotion, Section A, Lot 153 		Donaldson, Walter Robert (I0987)
 
1853 Memucan Hunt (1729-1808) was an early American statesman and the first person to hold the position of North Carolina State Treasurer in its current form.

A native of Virginia, Memucan Hunt settled in Granville County (now Vance) on a plantation. At the age of 41, in 1770, Hunt was chosen Sergeant-at-Arms of the colonial North Carolina General Assembly and in 1773 was elected as Representative to the Assembly from Granville County. When the spirit of independence began to rise in the colony, Hunt represented Granville County in the five Provincial Congresses. In 1777, with the War for Independence underway, the fiscal needs of the colony were among its greatest concerns. Hunt was appointed Treasurer of the Hillsborough district, one of six district treasurers in the State at that time. He continued to hold office in the General Assembly and in 1779 was elected to the State Senate, serving as a member of the Committee of Accounts.

In November 1783, the General Assembly, in session at New Bern, abolished the district treasurer offices and established the singular fiscal position of State Treasurer and elected Hunt to fill the post. He took office on January 1, 1784, at a salary of 500 pounds per year.

During his term in office, Hunt unwittingly honored fraudulent claims for military service stemming from the Revolutionary War (paying too generously soldiers who had fought in the Revolutionary War, and in some cases, paying soldiers who had not fought at all), which resulted in both litigation and hearings by the General Assembly. While he was not charged with malfeasance, he was defeated for re-election in 1787 by John Haywood. Hunt retired from politics to Granville County, where he became a wealthy planter and served as justice of the peace until 1792.

At the time of his death in 1808, at age 79, Hunt owned nearly 16,000 acres (65 km²) of land, 22 slaves, two horses, four mares, 14 head of cattle and 33 hogs.

His grandson, Memucan Hunt, Jr., was the namesake for Hunt County, Texas. 		Hunt, Memucan (I439)
 
1854 Mentioned as "Rachel Runyon" in her father's will of this date Stelle, Rachel (I4054)
 
1855 Mentioned by name in husband John W Richardson's will of 1839 Willis, Syntha (I3268)
 
1856 Mentioned in Dover, New Hampshire resident Philip Binmore's will of this date Rich, Richard (I4164)
 
1857 Mentioned in father Johann Georg Streb's will Streb, Gertrude (I2458)
 
1858 Mentioned in father Johann Georg Streb's will; she cannot then have died before 15 Nov 1848. However, her former husband, according to the local paper, had remarried earlier in 1848--we assume the local paper, writing many years after the fact, is incorrect as to the marriage date Streb, Catherine (I2457)
 
1859 Mentioned in her brother John's will of this date Martin, Mary (I2023)
 
1860 Mentioned in her father's will as "Margaret Morgart" Swartzwelder, Margaret (I2979)
 
1861 Mentioned in her father's will of this date Drake, Susannah (I4039)
 
1862 Mentioned in her father's will of this date Martin, Elizabeth (I4143)
 
1863 Mentioned in her father's will of this date Martin, Esther (I4144)
 
1864 Mentioned in her father's will of this date Roberts, Elizabeth (I4160)
 
1865 Mentioned in her father's will of this date Roberts, Sarah (I4161)
 
1866 Mentioned in her father's will of this date Leighton, Mary (I4165)
 
1867 Mentioned in her husband's will of this date Thomson, Rachel (I4059)
 
1868 Mentioned in his brother John's will of this date Martin, Joseph (I4150)
 
1869 Mentioned in his brother John's will of this date Martin, Benjamin (I4151)
 
1870 Mentioned in his brother John's will of this date Martin, Thomas (I4152)
 
1871 Mentioned in his father's will of this date Drake, Samuel (I4017)
 
1872 Mentioned in his father's will of this date Drake, George (I4038)
 
1873 Mentioned in his father's will of this date Martin, Richard (I4146)
 
1874 Mentioned in his father's will of this date Martin, John (I4145)
 
1875 Mentioned in his father's will of this date Roberts, John (I4156)
 
1876 Mentioned in his father-in-law's will of 27 Sep 1673, but administration on his estate was taken up on 30 May 1676 Philbrick, James (I4162)
 
1877 Mentioned in husband Hugh Wardlaw's will of 9 Nov 1802 "I ... bequeath unto Polly Wardlaw my dearly beloved wife...my Negro wench Doll with her family...my present dwelling house...as much household furniture as she...may think necessary to Tender her easy, decent and genteel during her life...." Polly (I209)
 
1878 Mentioned in husband James Blackwell's will dated this date Mary Ann (I784)
 
1879 Mentioned on her husband's will of this date Martin, Lydia (I4154)
 
1880 Mentioned on this date in a court filing by George Drake in the estate of Capt. Francis Drake, father of George and Elizabeth, is "brother Hugh Dun" Family F1827
 
1881 Mentioned on this date in the will of his son Elisha Smalley Jr. Smalley, Elisha (I3804)
 
1882 Mercy Hospital Laubacher, William Henry (I2474)
 
1883 Mercy Hospital Belcher, Rissie E (I2464)
 
1884 Michael Mist of Seewiller, wife Anna Catherina had son Matthaeus bap 2 Apr 1687 in Weyer (registry) Mist, Nicolaus (I2585)
 
1885 Middle initial could be 'J' per her signature in husband John W Nichols' estate file Brown, Mary Z (I0903)
 
1886 Middle initial is not given in his baptism record but is present on other primary sources. Nieporte, Joseph H (I2750)
 
1887 Middle name is probably "Danielson" after her mother Nichols, Callista D (I1138)
 
1888 Miles Morgan was next to Col. Pynchon the most important and useful of the Springfield Colony. He was made second in command, though he was the youngest of the company. He was the only pioneer in fact who was less than twenty-one years of age when admitted. He was a brave and intrepid Indian fighter in the frequent conflicts on the frontier. He was a wise counsellor and a sturdy tiller of the soil. In civil life Col. Pynchon was the grocer and Morgan was the butcher. A handsome monument was erected at Springfield in 1879 in testimony of the services of Miles Morgan in settling the town, governing the colony, fighting the Indians in 1675 when Springfield was sacked and burned and many of the little colony killed.

With his brothers, James and John, he sailed from Bristol on the ship "Mary" and arrived at Boston in April, 1636. They lived in Roxbury, MA for a time. James subsequently moved to Plymouth Colony and later settled in New Haven, CT, where he became a member of the Colonial Assembly of Connecticut and fought in the Pequot War. John grew disgusted with the bigotry, superstition, and the persecutions (including the witch trials) then taking place in New England and moved to Virginia.

Miles joined the company of Sir William Pynchon in the colonization of western Massachusetts and was one of the founders of the city of Springfield, originally names Agawam after the Indian tribes that lived in the area. One of the company of colonists, Miles, though he was only 21 years of age, quickly became the second-in-command. He was one of the leading citizens of the new town and was regarded as an intrepid Indian fighter, farmer, and town leader. He had been given the title of "Sergeant Morgan" on the journey from Boston. In addition to establishing the farms that meant survival to the colonists he was also the butcher in the community and, in later years, operated a boat on the Connecticut River, trading with other colonists and with the Indians. He was subsequently known as "Captain Morgan." Unable to read or write, his mark on the town records was the sign of an anchor.

On the voyage from Bristol he had made the acquaintance of Miss Prudence Gilbert, who was emigrating to the New World with her family. Once settled in Agawam he had a letter written to Prudence, who had settled in Beverly, north of Boston, and proposed marriage. She accepted and in 1642, accompanied by an Indian guide, a pack horse, and two companions, Miles set out for Beverly, where the couple were married. Prudence, her possessions piled on the horse, walked the 120 miles back to Springfield with her new husband.

Morgan built one of the few fortified houses in town, was active in the militia, and was depended upon in the protection of the frontier town. During the fighting that swept the colony during King Phillip's War in 1675 the Indians attacked Springfield, nearly destroying the town. Many of the citizens took refuge in Morgan's house, and under his command, held off the attack. An Indian servant who worked for Morgan managed to escape and alerted the Massachusetts Bay troops under the command of Major Samuel Appleton, who broke through to Springfield and drove off the attackers. Morgan's sons were also famous Indian fighters in the territory and one of them, Peletiah, was killed by the Indians in battle in 1675.

Miles appears in the records as a selectman, constable, surveyor, fence viewer, and overseer of highways. He was also appointed to sit in the balcony of the church during services and maintain order among the young men in the congregation. ("...up in ye gallery, to give a check to disorders in youth and young men in tyme of God's worship"). Given the piety of the early settlers this was a position of some honor and also attests to his force of personality.

Not all their time was spent in church, however. According to the records, in 1673 Hannah Merrick, unmarried daughter of Thomas Merrick, accused Miles's son Jonathan with the paternity of her child. Miles provided his son's bail and Jonathan fought the charge. The court found him guilty, however, and ordered him to pay two shillings, six pence towards the child's support for four years. Jonathan's second wife eventually got a full confession from Hannah (the records do not indicate how) and Hannah was condemed to pay a fine of seven Pounds or receive twenty lashes as punishment for her perjury. Jonathan, not letting matters lie, then filed a suit charging slander against Hannah's father, but lost. Eight years later Miles was again in trouble over a child. His daughter Lydia worked in the household of the family of Samuel Gaines, who became the father of her child. Miles filed charges and won his suit and Mr. Gaines was ordered to pay child support. The judges declared their "greate Cause to Lament and bewaile ye sore hand of God agst us in suffering such vile inormityes to Breake out amongst us which as a Flood does threaten to overwelm us." 		Morgan, Sergeant Miles (I1345)
 
1889 Milligan's Cove Cemetery Miller, Elliot L (I3259)
 
1890 Milligan's Cove Cemetery Swartzwelder, Agnes Ledora (I2915)
 
1891 Milligan's Cove Christian Church Cemetery Fletcher, Missouri (I2930)
 
1892 Milligan's Cove Christian Church Cemetery Martin, Job H (I2926)
 
1893 Milligan's Cove Christian Church Cemetery Nicodemus, Ann Maria (I2925)
 
1894 Milligan's Cove Christian Church Cemetery Miller, Eva (I2918)
 
1895 Milligan's Cove Christian Church Cemetery Miller, Abraham M (I2917)
 
1896 Milligan's Cove Christian Church Cemetery Miller, Michael C (I2916)
 
1897 Milligan's Cove Christian Church Cemetery Miller, John Eli (I2884)
 
1898 Milligan's Cove Christian Church Cemetery Miller, Howard Ellwood (I2817)
 
1899 Milligan's Cove Christian Church Cemetery Miller, Levi E (I2795)
 
1900 Milligan's Cove Christian Church Cemetery Miller, Rachel (I2932)
 

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