V'^^''/ \;»\/ 'o.'-^oo -.. ^^0^ ^•^^x, O * "^i ;^/ J' \ '^^^m^.* '^' 1-" /% --m- y - ^^^- /% v:^^.- .' -^/'.^S ,^^ ^* °^ ^---^^o % "- .v^ o^ *'.^- J.0 % -• .'^.^ ^P* /\ -k -^ ^^^ '^W: /\ •-%?/ ^^N. '^-^ » u -1 '^ -yU » .A f r. 11 1 s T o in OF THE 1- A MI LIES T MILLINGASandMILLANGHS SAXONY AND NORMANDY CO.Ml KIsINCi GHNMLOGll'S AND BIOGKAl'llII-S OF THEIR POSTER ITV SfKNAMEl) MiLLIKKN, MlLr.IKIN, Mll.LIKAN, MiLLICA.V, MlI.LIf.A.V, MULLIKEX AND MULLIKIN A.D. 800 A.D. I go J CONTAIMNC NaMKS OK TlIIKTV THOUSAND PKKSONS, WITK CuPIOL'S ^'oi KS ON Intkkmakkiki) and Coli.atkrai,. Families, and Ahstkacts ok Early Land Grants, Wills, and Othkk Documents EMBELLrSIIED WITH PORTRAITS, COATS-OF-ARMS, AXD VIEWS OF FAMILY SEATS Cotitfiled by Rev.- GIDEON TIP.BETTS RIDLOX, Sr. Kezar Falls, Maine Al'TllOK OF 'Early Settlers 0/ Harrison, Me.," "Btirtank Genealogy," "HamHens 0/ Beech Hill," ''The Ancient Ryedales" and "Saco l^'alley Settlements ami Eii niilies" ?C^n^lIlr^llf of ait ffimuiralilr Aiirrrifry »I!llul^ bv a« 3litrrutiltr tu i^'ublr (i"lUI^lIrt JorKNAL I'KKSS, I.EWISTON, Mk. PUBLISHED IIV THE AUTHOU 1907 G. T. RIDLON, SR. ^utbor's J^tatcmcut. Equipped with an experience of more than thirty years in genealogical research the author has employed every available means for the acquisition of data for this family history and has conscientiously used the materials procured. He has met with many discouragements, and annoying delays were occasioned which could not be avoided. As no future edition is anticipated the compiler of this volume will give no attention to criticism. If errors are discovered — and no book of this class was ever free from them — it will be too late to correct them on the printed page. For more than six years he has devoted much of his time to this undertaking and has passed too many milestones on his pilgrimage to attempt anything more of this kind. When the last page is printed he will lay down his genealogical pen for all time and commit to the numerous families represented in this volume the result of his researches for what it is worth. He is profoundly grateful to those who have so kindly and generously assisted him, and for the confidence reposed in him by many whom he has never seen. Many pleasant hours have been enjoyed while writing the matter for these pages, and the author hopes that every copy of the book will be preserved with sacred care by those to whom they are entrusted. June 14, 1907. GIDEON TIBBETTS RIDLON, Sr. Kezar Falls, Me. i; mmmmmsmmmMmmmi^s'm I'lraLicis riircrfori). '>U4 g^Jg^KiSlBill eF^ligMiimiSiglHl^-r;, Genealogical works are issued in nearly as many forms and with as fjreat a variety of classification as they have compilers and publishers. Kach writer has his own ideal, and arranges his materials accordingly. The com- piler of this genealogy has examined nearly all such works now in the alcoves of our New England libraries, and has found many very ingenious and comprehensive arrangements of names and numerals, but has not adopted any of them as a whole. When compiling his " History of the Ancient Ryedales," in i8S6, he classified his data upon the same model as found in this book, and after a comparison with many genealogies published since, has found nothing more satisfactory. The reader should always consult the "Table of Contents." Here v.-ill be found the titles or heads by which the numerous branches and families are designated. In most instances each branch will be distinguished by the name of the town, county and state where the ancestors first sat down, or where a majority of the families descended from the same parent-stock, have lived. Under these captions each family record will be arranged and classified by generations, beginning with the name of the person heading the list and running downward to the youngest children. Between the names of persons of different generations will stand the words " Second Generation " or " Fourth Generation," as the case may require. There ■will also appear with each person's name, and above the regular type line, a small figure called a " Superior," which also denotes the generation to which the person belongs. All of the second, third, fourth and fifth gen- eration will follow in regular order, beginning in every instance with the eldest son. There will also appear a bold-faced figure in a parenthesis (4) following each person's name when such name is printed in bold-face letters at the heads of paragraphs ; these denote the number of persons in that particular branch of the family bearing the same Christian ?iafne, and. will, in every instance, have reference to that individual's yf/-j/ //(7Wc-. Thus Mark* (6), "\ son of ^Iark^ (5), will show that in this family there had been five persons \ named i^Iark Milliken before the one mentioned first, and that three gen- eirations had been previously recorded. By this very simple arrangement no two persons bearing the same Christian name need be confounded, as such ^\'ill) ill no instance, stand connected with the same figures. In case where ^ person's name stands in its proper position in some early branch of the f;2'"ily> ^s Thomas'- (4), and is again used at the head of a sub-branch, this name will appear as Thomas' (l), associated with the reference, "See Millikens of Bu.xton " or "See Milligans of County Sligo, Ireland," as the case may reqilire ; so that each person's name can be readily traced though not attended in both positions by the same figures. In the oldest families datin"- back to i^^o .V.l). and emliracing as many as eight or ten genera- tions.^the reader shOnld observe tliese distinctions. Another important feature of this book which greatly facilitates one's \ X KEADKKS PiNKCJOR V. search for tin- name of ;iiiy pai ticul.ir jjitsoii, arc the sub-heads comprising the names of parents, as '" ('hiUlrLH of Nathaniel and Mary JJryant," or *• Children of Siniuil and Sally Wali-rnian," as the case retpiires. All of such suh-luads, desi^Miatin^' each family, will he found of great assistance, and by reference to the name of either parent and the page number attend- ing it, this family record will be found. The full maiden names of all wives of Millikens, Milligans and Mullikans will thus be found, unlas they are intermarried with a lower generation; then they will be arranged alphabet- ically in the *' Index of Surnames " at the close of the volume. If any one wishes to liiul the record or biography of some particular family, and can remember the maiden name of a wife, or mother, he may quickly do so by consulting this index and running his linger down the list until he finds Waterhouse or Woodward, as the case may be; then, by turning to the page designated in the body of the book, that family record will appear. These indices supplementing the table of contents, are all that will be required by any intelligent reader, and it is believed that this simple ar- rangement, classification, and equipment, will commend itself to the judg- ment of all who may possess a copy of this book. In nearly all genealogies there are many repetitions, and the reader Duist turn from page to page to find all that is published concerning an in- dividual. The annoyance occasioned by such complicated forms is obviated by the plan carried out in this volume, and all that is said about any mem- ber of a family will be found in one place unless alluded to in some prelim- inary chapter incidentally, or in its proper position in a sub-heading. At the close of the body of the volume will appear a collection of short sketches and fragments that could not be otherwise classified, designated "Miscellaneous Notes." A "General Supplement" will contain data that reached the compiler too late for its proper place in the pedigree to which it belonged ; and a reader who has been disappointed because certain names and records do not appear with those of the other members of the family, may find them quietly reposing with those of their belated kindred in this department. It will be observed that names of all children whose mothers were maiden-named MilUken, Milligan, or Mulliken, follow immediately after the paragraphs containing such mother's name, birth, and marriage ; while the children bearing the father's surname will appear, in many instances, with another generation upon another page. This will be indicated by such references as " See 4th generation" or " See forward." Only the names, births and marriages of the children of mothers maiden-named Milliken, etc., will appear. With rare exceptions, names of grandchildren may be found in foot notes below the text. This limit was necessary in order to keep the volume from becoming too large. P.ut the publication of so many names of persons collaterally connected with the Millikens will be valuable data for those who may attempt the task of compiling the genealogies of such families. w ■ ■* ^ c • ■ » If ■ :^n''Ly'.-inf (Tabic of (Tontcnts. pmimmmMiWBmMM^WM&. Bt?mm Authok's Statkmknt, Readkks Dikkctoky, Table of Contents, List of Illustrations, The Illustrations of This Hook, . Heraldry — Family Arms, Origin and Changes of Surnames, COMI'ENIHUM OF FaMILY II I STORY, The Alger Family of Dunstan, MiLLiKENs of Scarborough, Maine, . Posterity of John Milliken, Posterity of Samuel Milliken, Posterity of Edward Milliken, Posterity of Nathaniel Milliken, Scarborough Millikens — Supplement, MuLLiKENs of Bradford, Mass., MuLLiKENS of Sidney, Me., MuLLiKENS of Mcthuen, Mass., MuLLiKENS of New York, MuLLiKENS of Philadelphia, Pa., Millikens of Wilton and Sharon, X. II Millikans of Washington, Mass., . MiLLiGANS of Stock-bridge, Mass., Millikens of New Shorcham, R. I., Millikens of Sullivan County, N. V., Millikens of New York and Texas, Millikens of Genoa, N. Y., Millikens of Troy, N. Y., Millikens of BufTalo, N. Y., .. Millikens of Albany, N. Y., . Millikens of Ncwburg, N. Y., Millikens of Almont, Mich., . . • Mulligans of Ontario, Canada, Millikens of Tyrone Co., Ireland, . Millikins of Ontario and Oliio, Millikens of Kisliacoquillas Valley, Pa Millikens of Cumberland, Pa., Milligans of Swissvale, Perry Co., Pa., Millikins of Washington Co., Pa., Millikens of Mercer Co., Pa., Millikens of Juniata County, Pa., . Millikens of Ayrshire, Scotland, . Millikens of Orange County, N. C, •> l-AGR III IV VII X XIII xvr XIX XXIV 7 14 17 43 49 157 187 193 224 225 227 233 235 268 276 2S0 284 287 287 288 289 289 292 293 297 299 302 331 J47 354 369 426 430 455 473 VIII TAIiI.E or CONTENTS. MuLLiKiN I-'amii.v ill MarylaiiiiKTy Couiily, Mil Mui.i.iKiNS of Mason County, Ky., Mui.MCANS of Casey County, Ky., MuLi.iKiNS of Davidson County, X. C MuLLiKiNS of Anderson County, S. C, Mn.LiK?;NS of 15runs\vick County, N. C, MiLLlCANS AND Mii.i.K.ANS of Maryland, Mii.LiKANS of Randolph County, X. C, Posterity of Wili.ia.m Mii.i.ika.v, MiLMCANS of Cumberland, England, MiLLiKiNS of Westmoreland County, Pa. Small Famh.if.s of Mn.Li(;AN', MiLLiGANS of Washington County, Pa., No. MiLLiCANS of Washington County, Pa.. X MiLLiGANS of Marshall, Clark County, 111 MiLLiGANS of Connaught, Ireland, MiLLiGANS of Youngstown, Ohio, MiLLiCAN Familiks in Southern States, MiLLiCANS in Georgia, . MiLLiCANS of Luling, Texas, MiLLiCANS of Brazos County, Te.xas, MiLLiCANS of Rockwood, Tenn., MiLLiCANS in Louisiana, . MiLLiGANS in Arkansas, MiLLiKENS in Renfrewshire, Scotland, MiLLiGANS of Dunnance, Scotland, . MiLLiGANS of Glcncairn, Scotland, MiLLiCANS of Cumberland, England, MiLLiCANS of Carrigill, England, MiLLiCAN land owners in Cumberland, MiLLiKENS of Isle Magec, Ireland, . Mii.LiKKNS of Ravarra, County Down. Ir MiLLiKKNS of.l'elfast, Irelanil. . MiLLiKENS of Ballykeag. Ireland, MiLLiKANS of South Australia. Brief Genealogies, Millikens, Mili.igan; Miscellaneous Xotes, Inscriptions in Scottish CiiLkcuvAKus MiLLiGANS mentioned in Register of Boik Scotch Family in Illinois. . Ancient Records of Scotland, American Notes, .... MiLLiCANS in Virginia, . o. 3 aiu Mi D MCA unitr les. >cotlai TAliLE O/' CON JEN JS. l.\ Mii.i.iKKNS in IVIfa'-t, Tr.Iaml, MjoG, Mil.i.uiANS ill Uclfast, Inlaml, i^of), Mii.i.iKiNS ill r.allyclaro Co., Antrim, Inlaiu MiLI.IKKN aiul Mll.l.ICAN AUTIIOKS, Ckahuatks ok llAkVAkD Univkksitv, Gkahuatks ok Yai.k Univkksitv, CiRAIiUATKS OK Coi.l.KC.KS IN ICnCI.AND, KpiscorAi. Clkrcymkn, List ok 1905. CkNKRAI, Sl'PIM.KMKXT, Familv ok Okknzo Mii.i.ikkn, . Addknda to Pa(;k 2y, . . . Author's Notks, . . Mii.i.ikkns in Scarliornngli, Mc. SupplcniL-nt to page 161, Mui.i.iKKNS of P.radford, Mass., addciula to page 225, Milligans of West Stockbridgc, Mass., Supplementary Records, MiLi.iGANS of Alford, Mass., A Colonial Romanck, Indkx ok Surnames, 8m 8r.5 806 806 807 8o3 808 808 809 80Q 810 811 812 814 815 8i6 818 821 mmmmmmmmmmMmmm^^. : TisI of Jillufjtvalian.'j. mmmmismmm!mmm0MiijM roRiKAirs. Gideon Tiiuiktis Ridi.on, .Intlici'. lM(iiiti>i>iccc Pkintkks' Marouk ok Simon Mii.i..\N(.i;s, Joseph L. Mii.i.ikkn, KIniira, N. Y., Hon. James A. Mii.i.ikkn, Chcrryficld. Mc, Hon. Seth L. Mii.mken, M.C, Belfast, Mc, Chari.es R. Mii.LiKEN, Portland, Mc, . Seth M. Mh.i.iken, New York, Cait. Ale.xanher Mii.i.ikin. Charles A. Millikkn, Biddoford, Mc, Anna ( Mii.lt kkn) Moses, Freedom, X. H., Maj. James P. Mii.likkn, Indiana, . Benjamin F. Millikin, Eastport, Mc, Michel N. Milliken, Saco, Mc, . Isaiah P. Milliken, Saco, Me., Hon. James W. Milliken, Traverse City, Mi Hon. I>en Mh.i.iken, Jessup, Ga., Col. EiiwiN C. Millikin, Portlaml, Me., Col. Ei.ias Milliken, Angusta, Me., Nathaniel Milliken, P)U.\:ton, Me., Hon. Charles A. Milliken, Angu.^ta, Me., George Milliken, Sonth Hiram, Mc, George F. Milliken, Boston Mass., Washington I. Millikin, Minneapolis, Miini Charles H. Muli.iken, Cliicago, 111., John \V. Mulliken, Champaign, 111., John B. Mulliken, Detroit, Mich., Hon. Daniel L. Milliken, Maiden, Mass., Rev. Silas F. Millikan, Kingslcy, la.. Prof. Harvey W. Milligan, A..\I.. M.D., John Millikin, Smith's Falls, Ontario, . Richard Millikin, .\o. Blooml'iLld, O., John Millikin, Rnsheen, Ireland, . Chrlstoi'Her Milliken, Ohio, . John Millikin, Ontario, .' . Family ok Emanuel Mii.i.ikin, I.ucasville. Ontarii Dr. Charles W. Millikin, Akron, Oliio, Samuel Milliken, Xew Jersey, Mr.s. Hettie Millikin, .\\\v Jersey, Hon. Ja.mes .Millikin, r.elleft)nt. Pa., EduiS V. Milliken, New York City, Hon. Josei'H Mii.i.ic.an, Crawfordsv ille, Ind., Col. James Millikin, JetTerson, O., .N.KVI 27 2(J 7>2 38 39 44 46 70 83 118 128 T28 «30 131 134 \(/> ito 175 178 iSd 182 2-'3 229 256 272 277 30.- 2W 3'>l 31") 312 315 3-4 338 338 339 34^' 376 LIST OF JLLUSTRATIONH. W Oxiio \\ . Mii.i.iKiN, I ianiiltdii. ( )., . Hovn l•^\Mll.^, Limdtm, ()., .... 'I"il(i.\l.\s Mll.LiKiN, I'^sg., I laniiltoii, ( )lii(), J.XMKS Mii.LiKKN, Dccatur, 111., Dr. John L. Millikin, Wayiicshiuj;, Pa., Hon. John D. Mili.ikin, McPlicrson. Ks., \\'ii.i.i.\M Mii.i.ic.vN, San .XnlDiiin, Texas, Cii.vRi.K.s V. AliLLiciN, San .Xnlonii), 'l\xa-^, John Mh-Lican, Esq., Wcstiiuiri'laiul Co., I'.i.. J. \ NIKS C. Mh.lu;an, WcstiiKirolaiul Co., Pa., J.\.\ii:s M. Mn.i.i(..\N, Westmoreland Co., Pa., Ur. John 1). Millic.an, Pittshurs;, Pa., . Hon. Charlks W. Millikkn, iM-anklin, Ky., . Capt. Samuei- R. Mh,liki-:n, Thorp's Springs, Texas Samuel E. Mhj.iken, M.D., Dallas, Texas, . Hon. John R. Mii.liken, Pittsboro, N. C, Hon. John J. Milmkin, Franklin, Ky., John T. Milliken, St. Louis, Mo., Bailey T. Milliken, Paducah, Ky., Hon. Charles J. Millikin, Champaign, 111., . Hon. Benjamin Millikan, Randolph County, X. C Hon. \\'n.i.i.\.\i ,M ii.i.ik.\n, Washington, O., John Millikan, Crown Point. Indiana, Baldwin H. Millikan, Washington, O., . Hon. Henry F. Millikan, Dodge City, Ks., Mary (Lockhart) Mii.likin, .... Jane Millikin Parkinson, .... William H. Parkinson, Wenona, 111., Robert Milligan, Bradford, England, Duncan AIii.i.ican, Y. R. A. S., London. Rev. John Milliken, Belfast, Ireland, . Beatrice Ro.mayne Milliken, Boston, i'AI.I! .?«-' .V>o 4_'o 4-'K 4.V» 4(x) 4ardsley continues by ORIGJN AND, CIJAJS'GES OJ-' SLKA'AMES. XXI saying: "The following entr\, however, practically settles the question, being a halfway house between Miliigan and Millikin, viz. : — '1798. Married. John Chandler and Susanna Millican of St. (leorge, Hanover S(|uare." ' He probably diil not know that this form of s|)elling was peculiar to the families in Northumberland, and Cumberland, Kngland, where they had been chjmi- ciled for two centuries before the marriage date quoted by him, and was a modified fashion of the name Millikan used by a family in the South of Scotland. To satisfy the curiosity of the families who bear some form of this name I will quote briefly from a few of those who have published books on the subject. Barbkr. "British Family Names." Mulligan, Irish, servant to the bald- headed man, i.e. the priest. Milican. A local name in Scotland, or Dutch Miliigan. Miliken, Flemish, Milecan, personal name diniinitive of Miles. Maxwell. "Scottish Names of Scotland." Millegan Gaelic, Molla- ghan, a hillock. Johnston. "Place Names of Scotland." Milliken is perhaps Gaelic Maologan, little shaveling, as in surnames Miliigan and Mulligan. LowKR. " Dictionary of Family Names." Milligan-O'Milligan, an an- cient Irish name. Milliken, Millikin, Milligen, corruptions of Miliigan. GuppY. "Homes of family names in Great Britain." Millican-Milli- kin, Cumberland and \\'estmoreland. Miliigan rare. Milliken is characteristic of Northumberland. Ferguson. "Teutonic Names System," Milliken, Diminutive of Mel or Mill, to beat. O'Hart. "Irish Pedigrees." Maolagan (Irish, the bald little man) his son ; aquo O'Maolagain, anglaised Mulligan and Molyneux. It will be seen by the foregoing quotations that the authorities (?) do not agree. From such a variety the family may take their choice. So much from books. We do not find Milican among the local names of Scotland in the Gaze- teers. Molyneux is not Fnglish, but is a French form of spelling Milliken. The traditional theories held by some of the Scottish families are in- genius, and may have a logical surface but are without documentary proof. One statement may be summarized as follows : One of the early Kings of Scotland (name and date not given), required his subjects to plant trees for ornament and shade beside of all the principal roads of his Kingdom. These small saplings were called " canes " and as they were of the same distance from each other as the milestones they were called "mile-canes," and the superintendent of this arboreal employment was designated "The Milecane"; and this was afterwards modified or changed to Millican and became the surname of his family. But the name Millican is not a Scotch, but an Fnglish form of spelling. Another traditional theory. In the north of Scotland, cows were called Kine, as they were in "Bible times," and when the dairymaids brought them home at milking time, they called " come Mull, come Mull " ; and mothers speaking of them to their children in nursery days, called them " Mul!y Kine," a name which, tradition savs, was afterward applied to a cowherd, and in course of time, was adopted as a family name. This is made the XXII ORIGIN AND CHANGES OE SURNAMES. more plausible from the fact that a coat-of-arms was granted in Scotland- no date given — to a family surnamed MuUikine ; a name identical in spell- ing with that applied to the cows. Another has assumed that the name Milliken was derived from the em- ployment of the milkmaid when milking the cows slightly changed to Mill- kine and Milliken. Leaving all such fanciful and traditionary theories relating to the devia- tion of the family cognomen, we go back to solid historic ground of docu- mentary statements where we find such primitive forms as Alulkyn and Alilckyjie, aud from these by an easy transition the names MuUikin and Milliken were evolved. In passing from one nation to another and, conse- quently, from one language to another, many surnames have been changed, and this statement applies to the families under notice. Note — Thomas Milliken of Isle Magee, Ireland, informs me that in the Province of Ulster, the Presbyterian families spell their surname " Milliken " and " Millikin," \\hile the Episcopalians spell theirs " jNIilligan." Author. The earliest emigrants of the family known to have settled in the Ameri- can colonies were James Mullikin and Patrick Mullikin, evidently brothers, who came with Lord Baltimore and sat down on lands in Maryland, as the Dorchester county records prove, in 1654. This family, as well as their kindred in Virginia and South Carolina, have spelled the name " Mullikin." A branch of the Scottish family settled in Boston, Mass., as early as 1680, have since spelled the name " MuUiken " ; while some of their kindred re- moving to Maine, have almost always used the form "Milliken." The family from Castledawson, Ireland, early planted in Washington, Mass., and in Middleton, N.H., spelled their names " Millikan," and " Milli- ken " but the latter was adopted only by the New Hampshire branches. Families descended from \^'illiam Millikan, a Quaker, who removed from Chester County, Pa., to Randolph Co., N.C. in 1758, have nearly all followed their ancestors form of " Millikan." The families early settled in Georgia, and their kindred in Tennessee and other of the Southern states, evidently came from Cumberland, Eng- land, and spell the name " Millican." However, tradition says the name was early changed from " Milligan." One family, and one only, a branch of the Maine stock, removing to Georgia early in the fifties, have omitted the middle letter and spell their names " Milikin " ; an action to be regretted. On some early records and gravestones in Massachusetts I believe the name " Mullicken " has been found, but the family have not, for genera- tions, varied from " MuUiken ". The changes of this, like all surnames, are easily accounted for as the cadets of the family passed from one country to another and, consequently, their names from one language to another. This family designation may be traced, with its possessors, from its original Saxon and Norman forms of Millingas and Millanges through all of its mutations in France, Eng- land, Scotland, Ireland and the American and British Colonies, to its present varied forms of orthography ; and the conspicuous and stereotyped character- istics of the numerous branches of the family bear witness to the unmistak- able relationship between them. ORIGIN AND CHANGES OF SURNAMES. ■ \\\\\ On old tombstones, in old documents, in heraldic records, in vital statis- tics and in hooks, this family name has been found in the following forms of ortht)graphy : AIlLLINGAS, MiLI.ANGKS, MlLANGKS, MlLI.IOEN, MiLKlKN, MyM.YKYNK, MyLLYKIN, MiLLYKYN, MiLLIKYN, MyLLIGYN, MyM.IGHAM, MlLLrNT(JN, Mll.- LIGIN, MiLLIGAN, MiLLIKAN, MlLLICAN, MiLLIKKN, MlI.MKENE, MiM.IKIN, Ml'I.I.IKINE, MULI.IKIN, Ml'LLIKKN, Mui.LICKEN, MULMCAN and MuLrjr.AN. (L-rruta. The following typographical corrections are required. Others may be found. Page 154, for "Joseph Z." read Joseph L. " 513, for "gentry wove," read gentry wore. " 630, for " wandered," read wandering. " 645, for " red hided heifer," read red pied heifer. " 690, for "bretheren," read brethren. " 798, for "Culgvend," read Colvend. '' 13, for " Horatio Height," read Horatio Hight. (Tompcnbium of f amiln Distorn; mmmm m ggigj In his attempt to produce an authentic history of this ancient, numerous and widely distributed family the compiler has employed every available means to aid him in tracing it to its origin. No circumstantial account of the remote ancestry, before the family was known by a distinctive title, can be given. They were derived from the Saxon branch of the Teutonic race and early assumed the name Milliiigas. The early history of the Saxons is contradictory and uncertain. They in-' habited a country remarkable for its romantic natural scenery and fertility, and when at home in times of peace they were a pastoral and agricultural people. They cultivated the cereals and flax and had numerous flocks and herds upon the hills and plains. Their simple clothing was homespun of linen and wool. Their extensive forests afforded abundant timber for their dwellings ; their manner of life was primitive and wholesome. The Saxons, however, like their northern neighbors and kinsmen, the Scandinavians, were a restless, roving, and warlike people, and during their predatory excursions in midseval times distributed representatives of their race throughout nearly every part of Continental Europe. Among the Saxon rovers who went from their native country, cadets of the Millingas familv established themselves in the Netherlands where the surname is found in early and modern documents. They figured in the Provinces of Groningen, Friesland and Overyssel, and some of them were the subjects of royal favor and were granted heraldic bearings as honorary rewards for services rendered in official stations. Branches of the family still exist in the Netherlands and bear the sur- names Millinga, Milligen, and Millingen ; all evolved from the original Saxon form. The first of whom we have found authentic record in the Netherlands was Capt. Ernst Millinga who, according to a bill of sale found in the Groningen Provincial archives, of date 15th November, 1603, buys a house situated in the Poelestraat in the town of Groningen, He also came in possession of a landed estate at Faan in the same province, known in the documents of the 17th century as the " Millinga-head." At the same time he took possession of a neighboring house, Byma at Faan. In the year 1 61 3, he had the church built at Faan and a sculptured stone fixed in the eastern corner of the building is a memorial of the event. NiCLAES Van Millinga, son of the preceding, married in 162 1, Gelwer Hillebrandes, and was acknowledged in the registers of the Reformed church of Groningen in 1622, as the proprietor of Byma at Faan. He was also mentioned in the chronicles of Vander Houwe in 1636, as proprietor and tenant of that house. Sir Niclaes Van Millinga, was Deputy of the town and country in 1628, 1629, 1630, 1641, 1646. He must have died between 1648 and 1651, because his widow purchased a tomb in Martin's church, Groningen, 19th Q Z ■<. _l _J O X -4 O CO ' COMPENDIUM OF FAMILY HISTORY. xw July 1651. He had two sons born in 1632 and 1633; and they were re- corded as students in the University of droningen iSth Oct. 1650, as follows: "Ernkstus a Mii.linca, Omlandus, Aetatis iS. phil. "Jacohus a Millinga, Omlandus, Aetatis 17. phil." Ernestus Van Millinga married first, Anna Grays Lellens, and sec- ond, October 1666, Lucretia Farges who was born in 1618, and his brother, Jacobus \'an Millinga was a witness. He, Ernestus, was Deputy of town and country in 1668, and in 167 i he was member of the Court of Finance. He died between 167 1 and 1675. In 167S, a certain Sir Hugo Unico Enens, whose mother was probably a sister of Ernest and Jacob, inherited the castle of Byma. The beforementioned families were probably related to one Claes Mil- linga who was the Burgomaster of Dalen in the province of Henthe. There was also in the province of Friesland a branch of this Millinga family bear- ing the same coat-of-arms, but their name appears but once in the heraldic records there. See Arms of Millinga in this volume. Burgomaster's Letter. The following reply to the author's inquiry is of interest: "I report that there died hefe Oct. 7, 1895, Gerret Milmgen, 77 years of age. District School Inspector, Pensioned Director of the Royal Normal School, and Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau, Husband of Engelina Theodora Van Exter, son of SnitJN Van Milligex, who died at Hoorn, and Maritje Zeeman, who died at Amsterdam. I inform you further that there are still resident in this city, two children of this person named, Maria Van Milligen and Elizabeth Van Milligen.* Other persons of this name do not appear in the registers of this city. The Burgomaster of Groningen, E. J. Van Starkexborgh." Note — The Milliken family at large will ever be indebted to the late Hon. James Mil- liken of New York — formerly known as of Bellefout, Pennsylvania — who at much pains and considerable expense procured much of the information now incorporated in the in- troductory section of this volume which relates to the origin and early generations of the family. For many years he had been a diligent searcher for everything that would throw light upon the history of the European branches of the clan ; had visited the localities in Scotland and Ireland where his ancestors had lived and had assembled copious notes re- lating to the subject which, in 1S95, he placed in the author's hands. As soon as he was advised of an attempt to compile and publish a genealogy of the numerous American branches of the family, he instituted a thorough search, conducted by an experienced ar- chivest and copyist, in the great liljraries of Paris, Bordeux and Ronen, in France, which resulted in the discovery of documents from which many interesting historical and bio- graphical particulars relating to the families in that country were extracted. Mr. Milliken employed every available means to guard against errors and verify these statements and pronounced them " perfectly reliable." He also called the search " exhaustive," but much additional data has since been discovered, both on the Continent and in Great Britain, by the author. *The author of this volume opened correspondence with Elizabeth Van Milligen of Groningen, and requested more particulars concerning her ancestors and present family connections, I)ut this request was not granted. He also solicited the loan of her late father's photograph for reproduction in this book, but she had some scruples against its appearance in an American publication, believing her family not to be in any way related to those of the same name in England, and feeling quite sure of its being named for a village in the Netherlands. This theory is not supported by the early documents, and the village probably derived its name from the family ; a not uncommon event. She intro- duced the name of a distinguished physician now in the service of the Sultan of Turkey, resident in Constantinople, named Alillingen. XXVI COMPENDIUM OF FAMILY HISTORY. In passing from Saxony to France the name Millinga and Millingas was produced as Millanges, but the history of that country affords no evidence that families bearing this or cognate titles were ever prolific during their early or later residence there ; and but few persons figured in the annals now extant. If descendents of the Saxon-Norman families of Millingas or Mil- langes exist in France at the present time, they reside in some agricultural or obscure province. The following interesting items were procured by an exhaustive and expensive search in the Department of Manuscripts of the National Library of France. Simon Millanges, a distinguished citizen and eminent scholar, de- scended from an ancient Saxon ancestry, was b. at Vert, in the Province of Limousin, France, about the year 1540, and died at Bordeux in 1623 at the venerable age of 83 years. He was a professor of belle-lettres in the college of Guyenne, an expert among the grammarians of the realm in the Latin language, and was thoroughly versed in Greek. In 1572, he founded in the city of Bordeux a printing establishment of the first order and soon obtained great celebrity. The jurists of the realm assisted him financially ; he had bestowed upon him "lettres de Bourjoisee," and he and his descen- dents were exempted from all duties of imposition which burdened the people of Bordeux at that period. He was named printer to the Kingdom in 1620, and his name was given to a street in the city. He had two sons, . James Millanges and William Millanges, who continued the printing business in Bordeux long after the death of their father. The Saxon name Millingas, produced as Millanges in Normandy was the cause of much misunderstanding and humor, for in consequence of a similar pronunciation it was supposed to be synonymous with Mille-anges, a thousand angels, and the distinguished citizen of Bordeux had produced for him coats-of-arms abounding in angels bearing palms as emblems of victory, with absurd mottos to heighten the humor. The following found in the archives of the National Library of France, proves the existence of the family as known by a name almost identical with the ancient Saxon orthography : Mr. Christophe Milingas and Peter MiLiNGAS, court lawyers, and Master John Milingas, were plaintiffs in two suits of law for the recovery of a portion of their mother's estate ; one suit being of date 13th Apr., 1669, and the other of date 27th Jan., 1672. Their sisters Frances Milingas and Anabel Milingas, were associated with them in subsequent proceedings, both suits being based on transaction in 1643. In the same great repository of valuable documents was discovered the reference to a coat-of-arms assigned to John de Milligen and Caesar de Milligen who lived in the time of William the Conqueror, but from a district of a foreign country, the name in the record being quite allegible, and a clause in the reference seems to have been in ridicule of the pretentious title of Caesar. At the time of the Norman Conquest, members of the Millanges and Milligen families crossed the sea and established themselves on the English and Scottish Border — in Cumberland, Northumberland, Ayrshire, Dumfrie- shire, and Gallowshire, where they have ever since lived and multiplied. In writing the history of this family after their settlement in Great Britain, we are confronted by a problem difficult to solve, and the result of PRINTERS MARQUE OF SIMON MILLANGES, 1540 A.D. COMPENDIUM OF FA Mil. ) ' ///.V TORY. \\\ \\ an extended investif};ation has diffused no additional li^ht upon the sub- ject. We have stated that the family was represented in the liorder Shires of England and Scotland soon after the Conquest; this fact is abundantly proven by the frequent occurrence of the name in the early land rej^isters. But we have found record in the documents deposited at the I^yon Othce in Kdinburg, of a Jamks Milkykkn, designated a Florentine, who was appointed by King David II. in 1360, Alonetaviotis (coin maker and royal lianker) for life; and in 1364, one Donaiius Mulkkvn was paid for making orna- ments for the same King. We know that the Florentines, being expert workmen in the precious metals and stones, were at that period in great de- mand at the courts of Europe, but we naturally wisii to 'i\v\(X out how these Mileykens under the royal patronage of Scotland were related to the Mil- ligans and Millikens settled on the Border; yes, and we look still farther backward and inquire about the origin of those F'lorentine families. Were they derived from the same old Saxon stock ? And we now call the reader's attention to an earlier record which produces the name of a'joFiN Mirr.KVV in the county of Suffolk, England, 1273. Bardsley says this is an isolated name and probably came from the "Low Countries." If these Florentine and Low Country representatives of the race left de- scendents we may plausibly assume that the Milligans, Millikens, Millicans and ^lullikens of England and Sco^tland had a double origin. At any rate the old form of spelling the surname and the orthography in the record of an early grant of arms in Scotland (no date) furnishes a hint that the F'lor- entine Milekyns were subjects of royal favor and received heraldic honors for their services.. We must now pause in our treatment of the more remote ancestral his- tory of the family and turn our attention to the condition of those who es- tablished homes in Scotland. Here we may stand on solid historical ground and present an account of domestic life and incidents of great in- terest. They appear on record first in Gallowayshire which early comprised parts of Ayrshire and Dumfrieshire, where, after the change of boundaries, the families of Milliken appear. Galloway in the southwestern corner of Scotland, is rich in romantic scenery and historical association ; possessing a remarkable combination of sterile grandeur and Arcadian beauty, and is favored with a climate of mildness. Here the Milligans and Millikens were shepherds and small farmers. A family of the name comprising many generations and from which many branches and sub-branches have sprung, was settled for more than two hundred years, from 1490, at the farm of Blackmyre, and the names of successive proprietors of this old agricultural and pastoral estate are of fre- quent occurrence in the early local land records. Their herds and Hocks were scattered over the green hills and their sons were trained to handle sheep and cattle. Surrounded by the wild grandeur environing their homes, those Milligans listened to the lowing of kine, the bleating of lambs and the tinkle of sheep-bells for many generations. They were in constant touch with nature and studied her in all her moods. >Ioreover, those were godly men. They read God's law in creation and in His written word. They carried their bibles to the hills, and seated upon high shelving rock, under the shelter of' some ancient tree, wrapped in their coarse shepherd's plaids, they perused the inspired volumes until they were familiar with its XXVIir COMPENDIUM OF FAMILY HISTOfUV. contents. What wonder that such men were devout worshippers of the Infinite ? The}' were priests in their own families, laid down holy precepts for the government of their children, and their own godly lives were silent exponents of the gospel. Twenty generations reared in such homes and educated under such influences had stamped upon them the indelible seal of faith ; a faith that stood them in good stead amid the experiences of suffering for righteousness' sake, through which many of them were called to pass in the days that tried men's souls. The families of Milliken and Milligan were among the most strenuous adherents of the Covenant ; they were of the extreme branch of Presby- terians and the faithful followers of Richard Cameron. When driven from the churches by the preaching of the papists they resorted to the fields and mountains to listen to their own chosen preachers. Around many a fireside in the Millikens humble homes, families of neighbors assembled to study God's word and sing the psalms of the Shepherd King of Israel. These persons were af length driven from their homes and wandered with their wives and children amid storm and floods over mountains and mosshaggs ; they suffered from hunger, cold, nakedness and wounds ; they slept in dens and ca,ves and were hunted down like wild beasts. Their zeal made them the objects of intense hatred by Claverhouse and he watched with vigilance for every opportunity to wreak vengeance upon them. The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland contains the names of seven Milligans who, in 1637, signed the petition against the service-book of the prelates ; they were as follows : JAMES Milligan in Arndaroche. John Milligan in Cairnmono. John Milligan in Crossmichael. Richard Milligan in Crossmichael. Robert Milligan in Broigmarke. Robert Milligan in Holms of Dalquharne. Roger Milligan in Arndaroche. These men and many others were signers of the Covenant* the follow- ing year (1638) and tradition says some of them as old men, made the journey on foot to Edinburgh and inscribed their names with their own * The National Covenant was signed on the 28th of February, 1638, in the Greyfrairs churchyard, Edinburgh, and continued until 8 o'clock in the evening. This " fair parch- ment above an ell square," was laid upon the broad horizontal gravestones in the burying- ground and signed by as many as could approach. Hundreds added to their names the words, " till death," and some opened veins in their arms and wrote their names with their own blood. Some wept and many shouted for joy. Note — It was once the melancholy privilege of the compiler of this volume to make a pilgrimage to the localities mentioned in this historical sketch. He stood upon the green hills of Galloway where, more than four centuries before, the Milligans lived and pastured their flocks ; he gazed downward upon the dreary moors and moss-haggs where they fol- lowed Cameron and where they were hunted like wild beasts by the relentless Claver- house; he visited Airdmoss and Bothwell bridge, where so many of God's saints were slaughtered ; he wandered sadly amid the ancient graves of the (ireyfriars churchyard where the immortal Covenant was signed and where, afterwards, so many were imprisoned to suffer and die ; he crossed the turbulent waters of the North Sea and beheld the lonely graves of the shipwrecked Covenanters upon the Orcadian coast ; and in every place once marked by the feet of those godly men and women, his fancy, supplementing the verbal history of their sufferings, vividly portrayed in realistic mental pictures the awful scenes. COMPENDIUM OF FA MIL ) ' IJISTOK ) '. \ ^ , x^ blood upon the Covenant in the (Jreylriars churchyard, and their names, or the names of C'ovenantinj:; descendents, apjiear in the lists of those who subsequently sutVered under C'laverhouse. Some of the family were with Cameron at Airdsmoss* and 15othwell bridge, and among the 1,200 who were made prisoners and confined in Grevfriars churchyard for five months with no cQvering but the canojn- of heaven, and no place of rest but the damp ground between the graves, the Millikens suffered. Of these, some died and a few escaped, but 250 were, on the 15th of November, put on board a ship at Leith Roads to be ban- ished to Barbadoes and New Jersey. They were in charge of a monster in human form named Patterson. The space alloted them was so small that only those dangerously ill were permitted to recline. None were permitted to see their friends, and but scanty food was given them. A sum of money collected for them was not given them, and they were treated with cruelty beyond description. After a stormy passage the vessel reached the Orkney Isles on the loth of December and was driven by the fury of the tempest upon the coast. The prisoners entreated to be landed and confined in jail, but the hatches were battered down to make their escape impossible. The vessel parted amidships and the mast fell upon the rocks. \\'hen some of the prisoners would have escaped they were pushed otif by the sailors, and only forty reached the land. The bodies that were washed ashore were carried by ' the Orcadian fishermen to a piece of ground called Scarvating, and there buried. Only a few rough stones taken from the sea-beach, marked their graves. Three persons named Alilligan under sentence of banishment are known to have been among those wrecked on the coast of Orkney at Deerness. These were kinsmen. Robert Milligan of the parish of Glencairn in Dumfrieshire, perished, and was buried at Deerness, Orkney. Thomas Milligan of the parish of Closeburn, in Nithsdale, Dumfrie- shire, perished, and was buried at Deerness, Orkney. John Milligan of the parish of Glencairn, in Nithsdale, in Dumfrie- shire, escaped, and is supposed to have been banished to Barbadoes. One of the " Martvrs of the ocean wave," was the widow of a lohn Mil- ligan, a zealous champion of the Covenant. She was a woman of remark- able faith and fortitude as the following account will show : "Margaret MacLaughlan, widow of John Milligan, aged sixty-three years, a pattern of piety and virtue, was a zealous Christian who, having *AiRD.Muss is a morass in Ayrshire where on July 20th, 16S0, there was a sharp bat- tle between sixty Coventers under Richard Cameron and a detachment of dragoons, and where this good man fell, At the spot where the strife was the most deadly, a monument consisting of a large, flat stone, marked with the names ot the Coventers who fell, and with figures of an open Bible and a hand grasping a sword, was laid down about fifty years after the event. A modern monument has superseded this. The following lines are familiar to readers of Scottish poetry : " In a dream of the night I was wafted away, To the moorland of mist where the martyrs lay ; Where Cameron's sword and his Bible are seen, Engraved on the stone where the heather grows green." A^XX COMPENDIUAI OF FAMILY HISTORY. refused to take the oath of abjuration was taken by the soldiers while de- voutly worshipping God in her own house, and being indicted of being at Bothwell Bridge and Airmoss (with Cameron) and twenty field conven- ticles,* and as many house conventicles, after a long and distressing impris- onment 'without refreshment or fire, bed and diet,' was sentenced to death by drowning." The follqwing account from Wodrow's Cloud of Witnesses may be of interest : "Upon the nth day of May 1684, Margaret Laughlan in the parish of Kirkinner ( Wigtonshire), and Margaret Wilson in Glenvarnock in the shire of Galloway, being sentenced to death for their non-compliance with pre- lacy, and refusing to swear the oath of abjuration, by the laird of Lagg, Captain Strachan, Col. David Graham and Provost Cultroon, who com- manded them to receive their sentence upon their knees which they re- fusing, were pressed down by force till they had received it ; and so were by their order tied to a stake within the seamark, in the water of Blednock, near Wigton, where, after they had made them wrestle hard with the waves ; which flowing, swelled on them by degrees ; and has sometimes thrust them under water and pulled them out again to see if they would resent ; they enduring death with undaunted courage, yielded up their spirits to God." Note — During the persecution of the Covenanters eighteen thousand persons suffered death or some form of penal affliction on account of their faith. Nearly two thousand were banished to the various plantations, of whom several hundred perished by ship- wreck or cruel treatment. About three thousand suffered all the horrors of imprison- ment in the most loathsome dungeons, and many were subjected to tortures shocking to humanity. Seven thousand went into voluntary exile. Six hundred and eighty were killed in encounters with soldiers. Five hundred were put to death in cold blood, and four hundred murdered under forms of law. Multitudes were reduced to circumstances of abject misery; and multitudes perished through cold, hunger, and fatigue while wan- dering on the mountains and moors, or hiding in dens and caves of the earth. Early Scotch Homes. At the period when the Millikens first sat down in the Border shires of Scotland they were uneducated and lived in a very primitive and rude condition. From a monk who visited the locality in the fourteenth century we learn that their houses were built of rough stones without lime, the roofs thatched with straw held down by ropes and stones, or covered with turf. There were no glass windows, the light being ad- mitted through neats bladder which was stretched over a small frame. Galloway cowskins were used as a substitute for doors. There were no lums (chimneys) and fires were kindled on flat stones laid upon the earth. The peat-reek accumulated on the thatch in the roof, and during rainfall dissolved and ran clown in inky streams upon the occupants. The clothing was of the coarsest homespun wool. Leather aprons were worn by the men. Food consisted principally of meat and wind-dried fish, but bread was eaten as a dainty. The males were of low stature, but bold and strong ; the females were fair and "given to the pleasures of love." Their horses were small, ambling nags, ungroomed, and driven without bridle-reins. The cattle were small, of black color and hornless. The sheep, pasturing on the hills, were dwarfed but hardy. All were shepherds or herdsmen. The scene within the house was rude and semi-civilized. A long, high- backed seat near the fire accomodated the family. A small table of deals * Religious services held by the Nonconformists' or Covenanters. COMPENDIUM OF FA Mil. ) ' /IISTOR 3 '. X \ \ I stood against the wall. Culinary utensils were few. The spinning wheel and loom were in every house. Savage sheep-dogs were alhnved nearly as much liberty within doors as members of the family. Caddy lambs had pens in the house-corners, and domestic fowls roosted in the roof. Strings of dried hsh were suspended from rafters; shepherds plaids hung on lines at the wallside. Such were the material conditions of the shepherd farmers four cen- turies after the ancestors of the family left Saxony; but two centuries later, during the days of the Covenanting troubles, they had advanced from this semi-civilized state to a more comfortable condition of rural existence. They were then dwelling in low-walled houses built of stone and lime, laid by masonry. As was the general custom at that time, even in the towns, and continued in many parts of Scotland, the roofs were thatched with straw. Strong doors and small glass windows were afforded. The Hoors were earthern. Fires were still built upon broad, flat hearthstones. Heavy plank seats were placed at the wallside. The beds were built in form like a ship's berth, and permanently fixed. The food was prepared in the most simple manner and was coarse but wholesome. Clothing for male and female was of linen and wool, homespun and homewoven. Washing was done at the burnsides, and heavy fabrics were beaten with paddles. When the inhuman persecution of the non-conformists was ended by the bold stroke of William the prince of Orange, a few Millikens who had survived their wanderings and sufferings emerged from their hiding- places among the mountains of Galloway and came back to their homes ; and a writer who was conversant with the facts informs us that these re- turning exiles were almost naked ; that the hair and beard of the men remain- ing unshorn was long, unkempt and matted ; that the women, prematurely old from exposure and hardships, were clad in hlthy rags and in no condi- tion for public appearance. Tangled masses of hair fell heavily upon their shoulders. Children born in the wilderness were unclothed and famished. Around their humble hearthstones these old Christian heroes, when snowy locks adorned their temples and fell upon their bending shoulders, related again and again to their grandchildren their experiences of suffering. They had listened to the preaching of Knox and Melville ? and to the trum- pet voice of Richard Cameron as he stood upon the hillsides of Galloway proclaiming the gospel of the Covenant ; and these descendents were taught to regard the characters of those who followed this Christian martyr with unbounded veneration. Inspired by the same spirit and following the same faith, the duties of family worship and religious instruction were regularly attended to, and the Bible was regarded as the most important volume in the family library. Their favorite literature consisted of such works as Woodrows "Cloud of Witnesses," and Howies "Scotch Worthies." The Millikens in Ireland. As a majority of the families named Milliken, Milligan and Mulliken in Canada, Australia and the l- nited States are descended from a. Scotch-Irish ancestry we cannot do justice to our treatment of their history without giving a comprehensive account of those who early established homes in Ireland. In the year 1603, King James commenced the undertaking of planting six counties in the Province of Ulster, Ireland, with his Scottish subjects. XXXII COMPENDIUM OF FAMILY HISTORY. He had been successful in crushing the Irish rebellion, had confiscated ris- ing two million acres of land in Ulster, and conceived the idea of sending his own countrymen to occupy the acquired territory. The Scotch did not view the project favorably, however, and for some time the arrangement was not successful. Finally the King issued a proclamation announcing his "unspeakable love and tender affection" for his Scottish subjects and offered such strong inducements that a few families from the Western Highlands removed to Ulster in 1612. The King said of the original lands: "They have been disburdynt of the former rebellion and disobedient inhabitants thereof who in the justice of God, to their schame and confusion, are overthrown." The settlers who removed from the Highland shires on the west coast of Scotland "were as restless as the waves of the seas" and did not prove acceptable, and a new list of names of applicants was procurred ; and the commissioner's agent writing the King assures him that these "Inland Scots" (since known as Lowland Scotch) were much superior to the first consign- ment ; that they were of "better stuff" and came with "better port." The conditions of settlement in Ulster were arbitrary. Each undertaker of 2,000 acres was bound by the covenants of his patent to allow timber to his tenants for building purposes for the space of three years, provided it grew on his allotment of lands, and was not found on those adjoining. His fee-farmers were to build vicinitim. He was to have ready in his house or castle, muskets, calivers, and hand-weapons sufficient to arm twenty-four men ; was to hold 660 acres in demesne, alienating all the remainder ; was to pay for his 2,000 acres the annual rent of ten pounds, thirteen shillings and fourpence ; was not to alienate or demise any lands to i7jere Irish, or to others who would not take the oath of supremacy. Each undertaker of 2,000 acres was required to give a bond of four hundred pounds binding him or his heirs to build one dwelling house of brick or stone, surrounded by a strong court or bawn within three years, reckoning from Easter 16 10. He must plant on his land eight able men of eighteen years or upwards, born m the inward part of Scotland* The undertaker was to be present in person, or by such other person as may be permitted to act as his represen- tative, during the space of five years after the feast of St. Michael the arch- angel, 1 6 10; and he was not to alienate any of his lands during the said five years save to his undertakers whom he was to settle there. They were not to grant any leases for less than twenty-one years, and were required to prevent the Scotch tenants from marrying and fostering with the Irish. It will be seen from the above that the King was careful to introduce the old feudal system into the Plantation of Ulster. The undertakers or landlords, must have been persons possessed of considerable means to as- sume the responsibilities of settlement. They were selected with much care by the commissioners appointed by the King, who, says Hill, appear to have known something of the applicants for lands before the Scottish Secre- tary had forwarded his roll of names. Hay wrote that he had received a list of new undertakers for Ireland, being men of greater stuff and ability than the first consignment. Many who desired to hold a portion of the *Many of the Highland Scotch families were of Roman Catholic faith, and as this was to be a Protestant settlement they were prohibited. COMPENDIUM OF 1-AMlL V JJISTOK Y. \ \ \ i if Ulster land were doomed to disappointment, for in the summer of 1609, only twenty-eight applicants out of one hundred and sixteen were success- ful. Of the seventy-four applicants whose names were on the second rf)ll, only thirteen obtained " proportions " of the Ulster lands. As a precaution, men were delegated by the commissioners to visit the Lowlands of Scotland where the applicants lived that they might ascertain whether thev possessed sufficient substantial means to entitle them to settle in. Ireland. Among the numerous tenants induced by the undertakers to remove from Scotland to Ulster were many families named Milliken and Milligan who had been sheep farmers in Ciallowayshire, Ayrshire, and Dumfresshire,* and these Protestants became the progenitors of a mighty host who have since borne the surnames in Canada, Australia and the United States. We wish the readers of this sketch, whether of Milliken blood or gentiles, to distinctly understand that those who were born on the Ulster land and called " Scotch-Irish " did not have a drop of Irish blood in their veins ; they were not the children of a Scotch father and an Irish mother. Macaulay the distinguished historian, says: "They sprang from differ- ent stocks. They spoke a different language. They had different national characters as strongly opposed as any two races in Europe. Thev were in widely different stages of civilization. Between two such populations there was little sympathy, and centuries of calamity and wrong had engendered a strong prejudice and antipathy. The Ueltic race were called Irish and ad- hered to the church of Rome. On Ireland's soil resided two hundred thous- and Colonists proud of their Saxon blood and Protestant faith, * * * There could not be equality between men who lived in comfortable houses and men who lived in filthv sties ; between men who subsisted on bread and those who fed on potatoes ; between men who spoke the language employed by philosophers, orators and poets, and men who communicated with each other in a chattering jargon with a brogue at each end of every word. The blood of the Scot and Celt did not comingle, the red current was not tributary from one to the other. They were as rigid in their distinction as were the Hebrews and inhabitants of Canaan, and would not intermarry. In crossing to Ireland the Scottish emigrants carried their broad Scotch dialect with them and held on to it, transmitting it to their children una- dulterated and unimpaired. They sang Scotland's sacred hymns as sang their Covenanting ancestors amid Scotland's glens, and the songs of Low- land poets awakened echoes on Ireland's moors." Tliis broad Scotch dialect that had survived unalloyed in IHster for a century was brought to the American Colonies and continued to be the dialect spoken in the Scotch-Irish families from Maine to Georgia until the last of the original emigrants had passed away ; then it was heard in a mod- ified form by their descendents. James Milliken of Ohio writing of his * The residence of many of the Millikens who fled from Scotland to Ireland to escape from the bloody Claverhouse was only temporary, and when by a change of government or policy persecution subsided they returned to their native land where in the border counties they established permanent homes as farmers and herdsmen, and some de- scendents a few generations down the line went into England and became wealthy mer- chants and manufacturers ; while others held civil commissions under the King. .Some have distinguished themselves in the British army ; some are men of letters and pro- fessionals. XXXIV COMPENDIUM OF FAMILY HISTORY. grandfather who came from Dromore, Ireland, to Pennsylvania about 1760, says : "He disliked to be called an Irishman and insisted that he was of pure Scottish blood. He used the broad language spoken by the Lowland Scotch peasantry and sang Scotch songs as he sat on his loom." And this statement is significant of all the Millikens who settled in America. An old lady of this name, the granddaughter of Alexander Milliken who came from Castledawson, .Ireland, remembered many of the Scotch hymns and songs heard in her childhood among New Hampshire's hills ; and her father's common speech was in the broad Scotch dialect. The early families of Milliken in Scarborough, Maine, though born in America, used the same language brought from Scotland by their parents, and the late Jacob Mil- liken, the centenarian, was often heard to use language and phrases peculiar to the Lowlands of Scotland. In his address at the Scotch-Irish Congress, Rev. John S. Macintosh said of this people : — " Peculiar and royal race ; yes, that indeed is our race ! I shrink not from magnifying my house and blood with a deep thanksgiving to God who made us to differ, and sent His great messenger to fit us for our great earth-task — task as peculiar and royal as the race itself. I shame me not because of the Lowland thistle and the Ulster gorse, of the Covenanter's banner or the Ulsterman's pike. We Scotch-Irish are a peculiar people who have left our own broad, distinct mark wherever we have come. Today we stand out sharply distinguished in a score of points from all other races. These marks, like ourselves, are strong and stubborn. Years do not change them. The passing decades leave them unmodified. Contact with other people and new fashions have never rubbed down the angles nor eliminated any of the elements. Crossing channels or seas ; residence in new countries, have left our people as distinct as before. The same methods, tough faiths, unyielding grit, granite hardness, closemouthed self repression, clear-cut speech, blunt truthfulness, God fearing honesty, loyal friendship, defiance of death — these are some of the traits of the Scotch-Irish. These are birth- marks and indelible. They are great soul-features. They are principles — of four classes: religious, moral, intellectual and political." In both Lowlander and Ulsterman the same traits are conspicuious ; the strong racial pride, the same hauteur and self-assertion, the same close mouth, the same firm will. "The stiff heart for the steek brae," They still insist that "\^'e are no Eerish, but Scoatch." All of their old tales, tradi- tions, songs, poetry, heroes and home-speech are of Lowland types. The clannish spirit was very marked in the Colonists of Ulster. They protested against a settlement of a promiscious character, they called for an allotment and assignment of lands where kinsfolk, neighbors, and countrymen might live in communities ; where there could be harmonious faiths, forms of wor- ship, customs, friendships, and family ties. They carried with them the spirit of their old homes, and guarded that with sacred care. And this same arrangement was largely carried out when the Ulsterman and their families came to the American Colonies ; they came in commu- nities, by churches and families who were related by blood or marriage ; and there is scarcely an instance where, among the early emigrants from Ulster, a Scotch-Irish family became isolated. Wherever they sat down after their settlement in America, they exhibited the same clannish spirit and fashion. COMPENDIUM OF FAMILY IIISTOKY. WW The removal of the Millikens and Milligans from the Lowlands of Scot- land to the Ulster counties was, in many respects, a misfortune; to use an old New England figure, it was like "jumping from the frying-pan into the fire." They tied from the land of their nativity to escape from religious persecution and oppression only to encounter almost equal sulTerings in their adopted homes. Those whose lands had been confiscated not only hated the King but all of his Scottish subjects. If it was known that any of the new occupants of the land had been in the army and were engaged in any of the battles, such were the objects of the most malevolent hatred. It has been related that Emanuel Millikin who fought at the 15oyne in 1690, along with his sons who stood by his side in the ranks, were persecuted vin- dictively by the Irish Catholics, and some of them left their lands in Sligo and fled to other counties. The knowledge of the service of these Milli- kins in the war was handed down from father to son in the families of their Irish neighbors, and so long as one of the name descended from the old soldier remained on his land grant, they were in constant danger. The same description of suffering will pertinently apply to Alexander Milliken and his sons and descendents who lived near Castledawson in the county of Londonderry. A vivid tradition embalming the particulars of persecutions from the Catholic Irish was often told at the firesides of his posterity in Massachusetts and New Hampshire for two or three gener- ations, and faint echoes of the story may still be heard from the lips of some venerable member of the family. The same relations of sufferings were heard in the homes of the Milli- ken emigrants wherever they sat down in the American or British colonies, and the same spirit of hatred still exists in Ireland ; ready, like slumbering embers, to burst into devouring flame at the least provocation when there is any hope of escaping punishment. The sons of the dispossessed Irish land-owners deprived of their antici- pated inheritance resorted to the vast areas of woodland then existing in Ulster and became woodkenie, or robbers, who subsisted by blackmail, or ransoms paid for the liberty of such of the Scotch emigrants as they had carried away to their wilderness hiding places. These woodkerne were so numerous that they infested every settlement where Protestants had estab- lished themselves. They drove away their horses and cows, burned thejr harvests and buildings, and treated their wives and daughters with shameful indignity. This persecution was unrelentingly continued for years and many instances can be mentioned where the Catholic Irish who were per- mitted to remain in Ulster have harassed their Protestant neighbors during the century just gone. As will be found by reading the biographical notices in this volume many of the families of Milliken and Millikin who came to America abandoned lands granted to their Scottish ancestors for services in the army in consequence of the constant molestation of their Irish neigh- bors. Note — At the time of the plantation of Ulster the Commissioners who had charge of the movement were careful to make such arrangements that families of kinsman and old neighbors born in Scotland might live together, and in the allotment of land we learn that in the county of .Armagh the barony of Fewes fell to the Scotch. In Tyrone the two baronies of Mountjoy and Strabane fell to the Scotch. In county Donegal the baronies of Portlough and Koylagh fell to the Scotch. In county Kermanaugh the baronies Knock- ninnie and Magheraboy fell to the Scotch. XXXVI COMPENDIUM OF FA MIL Y HIS TOR Y. They raised a conspiracy in 1640 which aimed at the complete exter- mination of the Protestants in Ireland ; and were so far successful that for/y t/ioiisa/i(l were, suddenly massacred in different sections of the country. A contemporary writing of what had transpired, said : " No condition, no age, no sex was spared ; and death was the slightest infliction by the rebels. All the tortures which wanton cruelty could devise, all the lingering pains of body, the anguish of mind, and the agonies of despair could not satiate the revenge of the Irish. At length Cromwell avenged the blood of the slaughtered saints and crushed the insurrection. After the Restoration in the year 1660, James, a brother of King Charles, was appointed Viceroy of Scotland, and being a bigoted Catholic, the Presbyterians were the objects of his hatred and persecution. An early writer has said : " He let loose upon them the dogs of war and drove hun- dreds of them into exile. Large numbers escaped through Ireland and joined the remnant of their brethren who had preceded them." Still there was no peace or safety for these Protestants so long as the laws and inhabitants around them were hostile to the principles which they held so sacred. Such constancy, steadfastness, and perseverance, as was exhibited by these Scotch-Irish people in the endeavor to maintain a footing upon the soil of their adopted country, has seldom, if ever been witnessed, but their sufferings and sacrifices did not avail. They held the troops in check while they defended the last stronghold of William of Orange in Ireland. At Londonderry and at Boyne-water, in the Logan Forces and at Enniskillen, they poured out their blood most freely, and suffered every hardship for their faith and the protection of their homes, only to meet disappointment under the bloody policy of their enemies. One writing in 1727, says: "Londonderry was besieged nearly half a year (1689) by the army of King James, when he had all Ireland subdued but Derry and a little place hard by. The besieged Presbyterians defended themselves, till they were so pinched with hunger that a dog's head was sold cheap enough at half a crown ; and yet God sustained them until King William sent them relief by two ships with men and provisions from England, at which sight, before the ships had reached the city and landed their men, the besiegers moved their camp and fled to the west of Ireland, where, after two hard fought battles the Papists were subdued." To the plantation of Ulster may be traced the awful scenes and events of the ten years civil war commencing in 1641, the horrors of the revolu- tionary struggle in 1690, and the reawakening of those horrors in 1798 — not to mention many less notable phases of the contest during the intervals between these disastrous eras. When every hope of enjoying religious liberty and the unmolested pos- session of their homes had perished, these devoted Christian heroes turned their faces toward the American Colonies where they might find an asylum for the peaceful worship of God. They left their homes and kindred and the lands granted to their fathers for services in the army, to brave the dangers of the ocean during a long and stormy voyage, and the wilderness of a foreign land in search of a spot where they could act according to the dictates of conscience and secure a living for their families. COMPENDIUM OF FAMILY JIIiiTOKY. I'Vom 1680 the Protestants commenced to sell or forsake their lands and take ship for America, and as their oppressions became more intolerable the ratio of emigration increased until thousands of Scotch-Irisii families were scattered from Pennsylvania and Maryland to Virginia and the Carolinas. As soon as these emigrants had landed and found places of settlement they forwarded letters to their kindred in which were described in such glowing colors the American lands, forests, rivers and lakes, that in the early part of the nineteenth century several shiploads of the Presbyterian population of Ulster were brought over to our shores. Among these emigrants were many families named Milliken of whom some sat down in New England, and others entering the Delaware, settled in Pennsylvania. They did not all come to America, however ; many still clinging to their lands and homes remained in Ireland and became the progenitors of those sturdy families of Milliken and Milligan who now inhabit the green hills and broad farms of Antrim, Armagh, Down and Londonderry. Modern Ulster Homes. More entrancing rural scenery than exists in Ulster could scarcely be found in the British Isles. The broad undulating farms are bordered by neat walls or green hedges, and dotted with noble trees. The brilliant green of the hillsides is relieved and beautified by acres of flax "in the bloe," and to give a pleasing variety to the landscape, the moorlands are adorned with purple heather and golden broom. Extensive bleach-lields covered with long webs of snow white linen atld novelty and attractiveness to the rural scene. Here and there as the traveler passes along, his thoughts will be diverted from the predominating agricultural scene to the days of antiquity by the crumbling ivy-grown ruins of some old castle that rises to view beside his way. In visiting the well cultivated farms in Ulster he will lind the same ar- rangement of modern building as prevail across the channel in the Scottish Lowlands. The low-browed, white-walled cottages fiecking the hills and fac- ing outward, forms one side of a quadrangular enclosure or small courtyard, while the byres, (barns) cart-houses, tool-sheds and broad arched gateway for entrance will form the other sides. A row of neatly thatched straw- stacks, resembling giant bee-skelps, will stand beside the sheltering wall without. Within this hollow square a wide-spreading tree affords abundant shade over the pavement of whinstones. Here may be found the farmer's wife, daughters and dairy-maids with bare feet and high-tucked skirts, rosy cheeked, robust and merry-hearted, attending to their daily culinary duties. Here stands the high-posted wooden pump, and stone seats covered with shining dairy tins. If the visitor should enter the farmer's house he will find the same arrangements, practically, that meets his gaze in the standard Scottish farmer's dwelling. In the kitchen the peat hre will be burning in the open grate, with the iron oven at one side. A long shelf above the dresser and the doors extending the entire length of the room will be decked out with divers sizes of polished metal tea urns, and a variety of large, fig- ured bowls. The two principal rooms below stairs are still called the "Butt" and "Ben." In the ben-end he will find some plain, substantial fur- niture, the round table well supplied with books, a few pictures will adorn the walls, some ornaments will be displayed on mantle and brackets, and dimity curtains will be draped at the winflows. Everything will be a re- minder of thrift, frugality, simplicity and comfort. COMI'ENDIUM OF FAMILY HISTORY. The domestic scene at evening-time will be typical of the "Cotters Sat- urday Night" as described by Robert Burns. The Ulsterman has come home from his fields, or the flocks on the hills, and reads his paper at the fireside, his shepherd dog lying at his feet. The venerable grandmother, seated upon the high-back resting-chair, her stooping shoulders caped, and her head enveloped in a frilled white mutch, (cap) gazes demurely upon the glowing embers within the grate. The gude wife and her contingent of robust daughters and maids are busy with "mickle-wheel" and reels dres- sing the lint, while they jest and laugh and sing Scotch songs. The closing evening scenes will be the reading of a Psalm, and family devotions ; then the "guide nichts," and all are away to bed. "Compared with this, how poor Religious pride, In all the pomp of method and of art, When men display to congregations wide, Devotion's ev'ry grace, except the heart." The Millikens and Milligans now living in Ireland are principally thrifty farmers ; some, however, having removed into the cities and large towns, have become merchants and craftsmen. They are all Protestants, and in spirit, faith, and character are worthy representatives of their Covenanting ancestors who suffered for the truth among Scotland's moors and mountains. They are a conservative. God-fearing, church-going people ; they appreciate the advantages of education and in a quiet, unostentatious way are iden- tified with all the local movements calculated to enlighten and morally im- prove the condition of the population. The observing traveler will mark the close resemblance between the people he meets and those living in the Border shires of Scotland. They may be more rawboned, more brawny and of greater stature, but in com- plexion, features, and mental character they will be the same. If he engages these Ulstermen in conversation he will hear the same broad dialect spoken in the "Land of Burns." Here the same martyr faith prevails; here will be found the same services in the sanctuary ; the same old gospel and the same psalms and hymns. The traditions relating to a common ancestry have been told at a hun- dred firesides on both sides of the sea. Aged men who were born in the Border shires of Scotland have related them to their grandchildren at the "ingle-newk" of many a home on the Ulster hillsides ; venerable sires who heard the stories from the lips of grandparents in Ireland, repeated them to their grandchildren in the pioneer cabins of Pennsylvania and Ohio, in Maryland and the Carolinas ; while they, in turn, passed them down to their posterity. Old men now living in Antrim and Londonderry, have informed the au- thor of visits made by relatives bearing the Milliken name from distant parts of Ireland to the homes of their grandparents when they were chil- dren ; and they have a distinct recollection of the stories to which they listened when sitting around the peat fires, concerning the sufferings of their Scottish forefathers on the moors and mountains with Cameron, and how they fought at Drumclog and Bothwell Bridge, at the Boyne, Ennis- killin, and Londonderry. Ironi the Ijps of two j^ersons a t^aidition can be COMTENDIUM OF FA.\JJLV JJISTUKV. transmitted through seven generations over a period of two hundred years. 'I'o ilhistrate : 1. RoHiiRT Mn.i,iK.EN, a shephcrd-farnier in the shire of Galloway, Scotland, was a zealous Covenanter who escaped with his family to Ireland, in the year 1680. He was born in 1650, and died in Londonderry in the year 1 740, aged 90. 2. Jamks Milliken, son of the preceding, born in the year 1670, was ten years of age when he went with his parents to Ulster, Ireland, in 1680, and lived contemporary with his father 70 years, dying in 1750, aged So. 3. Roi'.KRT Milliken, son of the preceding, born in Londonderry, Ireland, in 1695, lived contemporary with his father 54 years, and with his grand- father 45 years, dying in 1791, aged 96 years. 4. William Milliken, son of the preceding, born in Londonderry, Ireland, in the year 1720, died in 1794, aged 74. He lived contemporary with his father 71 years, and with his grandfather 30 years. 5. RoiiERT Milliken, son of the preceding, born in Londonderry, Ireland, in the year 1750, died in 1S30, aged 80. He lived contemporary with his grandfather 41 vears, with his father 44 years. 6. Samuel Milliken, son of the preceding, born in Colerain, Ireland, i8io, was living in 1895 in full possession of his mental faculties, and related what his father had received from the lips of his grandfather relating to the experiences of his grandfather who was the exiled Covenanter hrst in IHster. This is an exceptional case of longevity in the lineal descent of a family, but the Millikens are in the habit of living a century without complaining.* Samuel Milliken, hale and hearty at the age of 85, had a concise recol- lection of his father's description of his grandfather, the third Robert Mil- liken. He said : "My grandfather lived with my father when an aged man and was a person of peculiar and unalterable habits. He was small of stat- ure, a weaver of the hand-loom by occupation, and very stooping. He wore always, indoors and out-of-doors, a blue, knitted Killmamock bonnet. His hair, heavy and snow-white, fell in curling masses about his neck ; his diet in old age consisted of potatoes, which he insisted upon roasting in the embers, and oatmeal porridge. When not employed at his loom he spent much of his time in reading the lives of the Covenanters, and was never weary of his description of his grandfather and the recitations to which he had listened in his boyhood from his lips relating to his adventures on the moors and mountains of Galloway when hunted by Claverhouse. Two of his brothers were at Rothwell Bridge and amongst the prisoners in the Greyfriers churchyard. His father, when an aged man, had made a long journey on foot to sign a copy of the Covenant, and died soon afterwards from the fatigue of his exertion. He, himself, had escaped to Ireland by a small boat in the night-time, and had returned to Scotland but once to visit his kindred in Galloway. He (the first Robert) was at the battle of the Boyne and suffered at the siege of Londonderry. He was well known and held in high esteem, and when he died the local militia turned out and gave him a soldier's burial. His body was carried to his grave on 'chairpoles' by his four sons. *The author has record of four Centenarians in the family. COMPENDIUM OF FAMILY UlSfOHV. I also have a vivid recollection of my venerable grandmother as she sat on the resting-chair beside the peat fire spinning the lint (flax) and croon- ing some old tune. She was of robust figure and florid face, but she wore a great Scotch mutch (cap) that almost hid her features. She was a woman of deep and unostentatious piety. She would always sit demurely with her hand shading her eyes when my father opened the Bible to read for the even- ing worship, and in a subdued voice repeated the Lord's Prayer while the family joined in their devotions. She died full of years, sincerely lamented by many." American Families. The earliest families of this name known to have settled in the American Colonies came to Maryland in the train of Lord Baltimore. Patrick Mullikin and James Mullikin, probably brothers, were in the Province as early as 1650, and took up land in Dorchester county alongside of each other. They also had grants of land in Calvert county, but finally sat down on plantations in Anna Arundel and Talbot counties where their descendents have since resided. It has not been ascertained whether these Mullikins came from Scotland or the Province of Ulster in the North of Ireland. A family tradition, however, makes them come from the northern shires of Scotland bringing their servants and household gear with them. Their land grants from Lord Baltimore were extensive and increased rapidly in value as the country was settled. Broad plantations were laid out, many slaves purchased and enormous crops produced. In process of time stately and capacious mansions were erected which were occupied by large families for several generations. They were well allied with many of the most respectable and aristocratic families in Maryland, and their income enabled them to live in comfort and the enjoyment of such luxuries as were obtainable by families of wealth at that period. For full particulars see the genealogy in the body of this book. The next families in order of time to appear in the colonies came from Scotland to Boston as early as 1680. These certainly held a good social position among their contemporaries and their names in the early records of the town are found in good company. They were communicants, or at- tendants, at the Brattle street church, which was the sanctuary where such distinguished citizens as Paul Revere worshipped. They were members of the Scott's Charitable Society and of the St. Andrews Lodge of Free Ma- sons to which Paul Revere belonged. Thomas Milliken was treasurer of this lodge and, as did others of the family, served on important committees. These fraternal bodies were composed largely, as their titles implies, of Scotchmen and persons of Scotch descent, and their membership were highly respectable, intelligent, and well allied by marriage. These Millikens held the tradition of a superior ancestry and endeavored to transmit to their pos- terity, by precept and example, unimpaired, the prestige of their fathers. Those who removed to Dunstan were men of intelligence and probity ; they were law-abiding, patriotic and religious, and held important official posi- tions, civil and judicial. Edward Milliken was a magistrate of high stand- ing and was widely known as "Justice Milliken." Deacon Nathaniel, his brother, was long the honored official of the first Orthodox church of Scar- borough. The brother Samuel was an earnest patriot, was at the siege of Louisburg under Pepperill, and died while singing a hymn of praise to God. COMPENDIUM Of hAMlLY IIISTOKY. A majority of the Millikens, Milligans, and Mullikins have been serious, sedate, grave, considerate and conservative. 'I'hey were moderate, cautious and deliberate, making no haste to form an opinion or ch)se a bargain, l)ut everlastingly determined and uncompromising when their "minds were made up." From their Coventing forefathers they have been morally and religiously inclined, and wherever they established homes were ardent sup porters of the church. As Protestants they fought from principle in Ireland and to enjoy the privilege of untrammelled worship they escaped from their oppressors to the American Colonies where great care was bestowed upon the moral and religious education of their children ; and to these inestimable influences must be attributed the almost universal excellence of character maintained by persons who bear the family name. In England, Scotland, and Ireland, not less than twenty clergymen have been produced by the branches of this family, and rising Hfty in the American branches. As de- scendents of martyr heroes they have possessed the martyr's faith and zeal, and gave eminent and devoted service to the cause they represented. .As preachers they were bold advocates of righteousness, and fearlessly opposed what was wrong. Military Record. Since the days of their chivalrous Saxon-Norman ancestors and the Scottish and Scotch-Irish forefathers, the loyalty, patri- otism and courage of the members of this family have been unquestioned. They fought with William the Conquerer at the battle of Hastings, and with Richard Cameron at Airdmoss ; they were in the army at the P>oyne and Enneskillen ; suffered at the siege of Londonderry, Ireland, and bore arms in every war since the settlement of the American Colonies. The Pension Records at Washington show the names of twelve rrten from this family who served during the Revolution, and six of them were of the family in Scar- borough, Maine. Many others were engaged in the struggle for American Independence who did not survive to apply for a pension. The names of sixteen others stand on the Pension List who fought in the war of 1S12, and some received wounds in battle from which they suffered the remainder of their lives. During the war with Mexico, several Millikens served under Gen. Winfield Scott. This family was represented by more men in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil war than any other in the country, more than orie hundred soldiers bearing the name, having borne arms in that fratricidal struggle. The stream of Millingas blood, taking its rise in a Saxon fountainhead more than a thousand years ago, has flowed downward by the physical law of gravity through forty generations and has lost none of its momentum or fertility; and its rich, red, rushing current, circulating in their veins has imparted to the family the coolness and solidity of the Saxon ; the maritime spirit and adventure of the Scandinavian ; the imagination and sense of en- joyment of the Norman ; the emotion and poetic feeling of the Celt ; the moderation and conservatism of the Englishman ; the seriousness and re- flection of the Scotchman ; the haughty independence of the lUsterman, and the energy and enterprise of the typical American. This vital current has furnished to numerous families collaterally connected tributaries that have invested them with marked temperamental traits of character. With but few exceptions the members of this family have stood upon the right COMPENDIUM OF FAMILY HISTORY. side of all important national and moral questions, and were never afraid to identify themselves with any movement that involved the public welfare. They were loyal advocates of Christianity and education, and liberal sup- porters of the church and public schools. They did not stand in the way of the evolutionary wheels of progress, but always put the trig on the right side. ]}eing diligent readers and profound thinkers, the rank and file of the family were well informed and equipped for filling their stations as citi- zens of our grand Republic. When once enlisted in any reform movement, whether of a civil, moral, temperance, or religious character, they devoted themselves to its progress with determined and unfaltering loyalty until they achieved success or died in the conflict. Q Z _l o CO Q LU ()ine of their j^uods, and were beset by tlie Indians and said Andrew was killed and said Arthur was mortally wounded." Joanna Puncheon in her dei)osition, said: "One Robert Nichols who lived on their land (Algers) was killed with his wife in the be.ninnin"^ of the Indian war in wheal harvest, and some weeks after, Andrew and Arthur Alger were killed in Indian han'csl." iVndrew Alger was shot dead and his brother Arthur was mortally wounded. The latter was conveyed to Marblehead, Mass., and died at the hou.sc of W illiam Sheldon there on the 14th of the same month. Robert I-Jiiott in his deposition "witnesseth that about ye 14th day of Oct. 1675, Arthur Alger at William Shel- don's house in perfect sense and memory desired me and the rest standing by to take notice yt he did give all his goods moveable and immoveable to his wife Ann." Christopher Pickett, aged 60, and John Cooke, testified to the word of Robert Elliott. Then follows ''An Inventory of the estate of Arthur Alger of Black Point wounded by the Indians and dying of his wounds Oct. 14, 1675, at Marblehead." This Inventory was made by Giles Barry and Ralph Allison of Black Point, Jan. 4, 1676. The amount was ;^io8, 3, 6. Arthur Alger was constable of Scarborough in 1658, and grand -juryman in 1661 ; and in 1671 and 1672, a representative to the General Court at Boston. His wife was Ann Roberts, a daughter of Giles Roberts, a very early inhabitant of Scarborough, who survived him. He was childless and brought up three sons of Giles Roberts Jr., his brother-in-law, and in his will left them ;^5, 10, apiece. In an extract from the Book of Eastern Claims, we find as follows: " Ann Walker, formerly relict of Arthur Alger, claims a tract of land which was conveyed by his last will and testament dated 1675, to his wife Ann Alger." Her second husband was Samuel Walker of Boston. Andrew Alger settled on his lands at Dunstan, removing from Saco, in 1654. He was constable and selectman, and in 1668 was commissioned lieutenant. He made his will in Scarborough, Mar. 23, 1669, in which he was styled "Fish- erman." Mentions wife Agnes as executrix; sons John, Andrew, and Mat- thew, and daughters Elizabeth, and Joanna. Appointed his brother Arthur Alger and friend Andrew Brown, overseers. The witnesses were Seth Fletcher and Rpger Hill. Will allowed June 30, 1676. Inventory amounted to ;^78. 16, 10. There were not less than six children, named as follows: I. John Alger (1), son of Andrew (1), m. Mary Wilmot, daughter of Nicholas Wilmot who was an innholder in Boston. He had issue two children as follows: j Elizabeth Alger, b. 1669, and was baptized at the First Church in Charlestown, Mass., in 1687; she was then living with Nathaniel Adams, her uncle. She was married to John Milliken of Boston, and, on her father's death, coming into possession of a large share of the Alger estate at Dunstan, they removed to that plantation in 17 19. She was the only person living at Dunstan before the first Indian war who ever returned. See Milliken history for more particulars. II. John Alger, b. 16 — , was lost in the expedition against Canada in 1690. He mav have had some premonition of his fate as he made his will, — recorded in 17 16 in the Middlesex Registry of Deeds — before leaving home. This instrument reads as follows: 10 THE ALGER FAMILY IN DUNSTAN. "I John Alger, formerly of Weymouth, now Resident in Charlestown, in New England, Carpenter, being bound out into ye Countries service with Sir William Phipps, against ye Indians and French, and not knowing how it may please the Lord to deal with me as to ye giving or taking away of my natural life — These may certify to whom it may concern, That in case I should die or be killed in ye Service, I do make my dearly beloved and only sister Elizabeth Alger, my heiress, and hereby do give and bequeath unto her whatsoever shall be due to me for my wages or my said Service during my life. Also I do fully, freely and clearly give and bequeath unto her and her heirs forever all my right, title and interest that I now have, in any Housing, Lands or Tenements in any part of New England forever. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourth day of April, Anno Domini 1 690. Anno Regis et Reginae Guillemi et Mairae Signed, Sealed, & Co. in John Alger. presence of — [Seal] Hannah Adams, Samuel Phipps. 2. Andrew Alger (2), son of Andrew^ (1), was killed by the Indians Sept. 21, 1689, at Falmouth, while lighting under Col. Church. His wife's name does not appear, nor do we know his place of residence. He had one child, I. Dorcas Alger, who was the wife of Matthew Collins, to whom m. Oct. 24, 1706, and had: Mo/ZAew, b. Sept. 8, 1707; /o^/a/j, b. Oct. 9, 1711; Dorcas, b. May 20, 17 13. 3. Matthew Alger (1), third son of Andrew^ (1), married Martha Carver, widow of Robert Carver, of Boston. He was master of a transport in the expe- dition against Canada in 1690, in which he contracted a ship fever, and died soon after his return. The deposition of John Boden of date 1730, says: "The said Matthew Alger went master of a vessel, as Transport to ye fleet under ye com- mand of Sir Wm. Phipps K. T. to Canaday, and was visited with a fleet fever, or sickness, whereof he died soon after his return, who was the last surviving male of the aforesaid Algers." He had two daughters, named as follows: I. Mary Alger, b. Jan. 9, 1680, in Boston, Mass. II. Hannah Alger, b. May 22, 1686, in Boston, Mass. 4. Elizabeth Alger (2), eldest daughter of Andrew^ (1), was the wife of John Palmer. They resided at Dunstan previous to the Indian troubles. Palmer had purchased 50 acres of land of the Algers July 15, 1662, and the line then established may still be traced. In 1680 they removed to Boston, where he spent the remainder of his days. Forty-two years after the death of her father, Eliza- beth Palmer sold to John Milliken Jr., all that tract of land beginning where the river doth part — "and every other the land of my late husband lying in the County of York." She had two children named as follows: I. Abigail Palmer, b. Feb. 6, 1685, in Boston, Mass. II. Arimnel Palmer, b. Mar. 4, 1687, in Boston, Mass. 5. Joanna Alger (1), second daughter of Andrew^ (1), was twice married. First to Elias Oakman of Boston. They resided "on the branch of the river that leads up to the falls, and scpperates Dunstan from Blue Poynt." Her second husband was John Mills of Boston. Fifty-two years after the death of her father she gave deed to John Milliken Jr., and Samuel Milliken, as follows: "I THE ALGKR FAMILY JN DUNSTAX. Joanna "Mills of Boston, coheir of Andrew Alger, quit claim to a tract of land commonly called Dunstan." Issue: I. Klias Oakman, b. Apr. 21, 1680. II. 'J'homasin Mills, b. Oct. j;o, 1686. III. Jonathan Mills, b. May 3, i68g. IV. John Mills, b. Feb. 22, 1600 I , . twins V. James Mills, b. Feb. 22, 1690 ) 6. Agnes Alger^ (1), youngest daughter of Andrew* (1), was the wife of John AsHTON and died between 1670 and 1680.* Algers in Boston. John Alger (blacksmith), of Boston, and Sarah his wife had issue: 1. Samukl, b. Sept. 28, 1684. 2. Hannah, b. July 4, 1686. 3. Mary, b. Apr. 19, 1688. 4. Hannah, b. Dec. 10, 1690. 5. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 4, 1691. Having traced the history and genealogy of the Alger family until il became linked to that of the Millikens, we shall now proceed to follow the movements of the heirs to the estate, and present some detached references to the lands before, and subser|ucnt to, their possession by the Millikens. Willis assumed that the Algers came from Dunster, in Somersetshire, while Arthur M. Alger Esq., of Boston, believed they were from Dunstan, in the countv of Norfolk, as families of this name had long dwelt there. At any rate, they named their lands in Scarborough. Dunst.a.n, and in all prol)ability for their English home. About the year 1760 there was a fire at Dunstan which burned the sawmills. As the present site of Dunstan is nearly a mile from any water-power, this state- ment seems inconsistent, but when we know that the most busy place on the Alger lands was at the sawmill built by Watts about 1635, and in active operation for more than a .century save when interrupted by Indian wars, we shall see that Dunstan of an early day, when the Algers applied this name, was near the well- known Seavey's bridge. About that place on the western side of the stream and on cither side of the road, there are old apple trees and cellars which remain to mark the localities of the early settlers' homesteads. Here is the cellar of the house where Rufus King was born, and near at hand the spring that supplied the family with water. Rambling along from this place toward Dunstan Landing, one may find other evidences of early habitations. Near a bend in the river was the "Ryefield," so-called, where one of the earhest settlers of Dunstan lived. Fur- ther on was Dunstan Landing, from which sailed more shipping before the Revo- lution than from Portland or Falmouth. Jacob Millikcn, the centenarian, de- clared on his one hundredth birthday, that he had seen lumber piled on both * There was e\-idently one or more links of relationship between the Algers and the Edge- comb family in Scarborough. The wife of Nicholas Edgecomb was a W'Umot and probably of the same family as Mary, daughter of Nicholas Wilmot, the Boston innholder, who was the wife of John Alger. Then we find Mar\' Edgecomb the second wife of John Ashton who removed to Marbtehead, Mass., at the lime of the Indian war. She had been married to George Page of Biddeford, in 1664. Was her second husband identical with the John Ashton who married Agnes .Alger? It will be seen that the .Algers removed to Marblchead also. Nich- olas and Mary Wilmot of Bo.ston had issue: Mary, b. May 5, 1650; Abit^ail, b. Oct. 2, 1655; Elizabeth, b. Sept. 26, 1657, and Hannah, b. Feb. 10, 1659. 12 THE ALGER FAMILY IN DUNS TAN. sides of the road leading from Dunstan Corner to the Landing, one half mile, awaiting shipment. On the Southgate farm are the rapids known in the early days as "Alger's Falls," and below them the Algers resided. Whether they attempted to build a mill there is uncertain, but Col. Westbrook used this water-power after the Indian wars. Further up the stream, near the King burying ground, there are small falls where Benjamin Blackman had a mill as early as 1680. The remains of an old dam, and an ancient cellar, mark the spot where the pioneers sat down. Some distance north from this last mentioned locality are cellars excavated very early in the settlement of Dunstan, but by whom we do not know. Easterly, along the line of an old fence and in the thick woods, there are apple trees and other evidences of human habitations. These were on the improved highway cutting oflf several miles from the old Sylvanus Scott route which had long been the only way leading around the head of the marshes eastward. The stream that formed the southern boundary of Dunstan in the Algers time, was early known as Foxwell's brook, and on this a sawmill was Ijuilt at a very early day. The existence of this adjunct of a pioneer settlement might have been doubted had not the proprietor. Watts, been presented for carrying "bards" on the Sabbath. This evidence is made stronger by a clause in Rigby's deed to Watts of date 1648, viz: — "one hundred acres adjoining his house which he hath occupied for 15 years past to be distinguished by the meets and bounds herein expressed and from the 'water Lakes' and edge of the bank to the north- ward of the house into the field that is between Richard Foxwells & Watts." Also by a deed from Watts to Ralph Allison dated loth Apr. 1673, in which he conveyed one half of the mill, and when Watts died said Allison was to possess the whole. This mill was situated where the present road to W'est Scarborough crosses that stream. Here were natural advantages for a mill. There was a ledge on one side and a projecting point of upland reaching nearly to it on the opposite side; thus making it an inexpensive task to fill the chasm with a dam. The mill- pond would extend far back into the timber lands and afford a convenient water- way for conveying logs to the mill. Below, the tide water made transportation seaward easy. Watts described his mill as being situated in the village we call Cothell. The following relating to the settlement of a dispute concerning the northern and northwestern boundary of Dunstan, speaks for itself: " The Deposition of Jeremiah Moulton testifyeth and saith that about the year 1719 by ye request of Mr. John Milliken Jun., I went with him to renew his bounds at a place called Dunstan, in Scarborough, by virtue of an Indian deed, and accordingly we began sixty rods above the falls, Mr. Nathan Knight being our Pilot, and one of the chainmen, and from thence we went N. E. and said line came near a bridge called Phillip's bridge and we came to the river that goeth near Joslins Hill, where it was pretty wide; it not being at the head of said river. The next day after we had done, old Mr. Milliken came home from the westward and inquired what we had done. I accordingly told him; he made answer and said, we had not done right, for we should have gone sixty rods above the upper falls, and would have me run it over again, but my business called me home, and I could not go again, and further saith that there was no- body lived there then but Mr. Milliken, and Col. Westbrook with his people a masting. Sworn by the deponent in Superior Court at York, May ye 14th, 1 73 1." Old Mr. MiUiken was correct. THE ALGER EAMII.Y IX DUNS'EAN. 13 The deed from the Alters to Jolin Palmer of date July 15, 1662, is sij^nificant in fixing upon the location of the Alger homesteads. In all the jjlans of iJunstan this lot has been clearly marked out, and in fact its original lines are the bounds of lots in Dunstan to-day. The late Horatio Height, who had given the sub- ject much study, says: "And here we are comi)elled to dilTer from Southgate with regard to the dwelling-place of the Algers. Joanna Puncheon in her depo- sition, says: * Arthur dwelled on the northermost side of a stream and Andrew on the southermost side. Next to Andrew lay the land of his son John and next to John lay the land belonging to John Palmer.' Any one who consults the plan of the 'Palmer Lot,' so-called, may see that the place where Southgate locates the Algers is near the middle of said lot, and it is not reasonable to suppose that they sold the very land on which they had established their homes. Ancl because of what Joanna Puncheon testified concerning the location of Arthur Alger's house, and because the old house creek that was their highway runs close to the upland above the Turnpike; because of relics that have been found there, because it was in sight of the Garrison on the 'neck,' and because of the evidences of other foundations in the vicinity, we may conclude that Southgate was in error and Joanna Puncheon correct." On coming from Boston to Dunstan after so long a time had elapsed, the heirs of the Algers found several persons in possession of parcels of the estate, and to agree with them, or to eject them, was the first important business to attend to. The disputes that arose resulted in litigation which brought to the court records the depositions from which much of this sketch has been compiled. Notwith- standing the able counsel employed, and money expended, in an attempt to de- stroy the validity of their claim, the heirs were as secure with their old Indian "declaration" as they would have been with a charter bearing the royal seal. John Bodex in his deposition, says: "When at Dunstan in 1729, I noticed where the said Algers and their children's habitations were, and cornfields and pastures, and the land was grown up to large trees and looked hke a wilderness." He also says the Algers were persons of note and of good character. The occupants of the mill on Blackman's Falls, on the return of the heirs of Dunstan, stoutly contested their right to this mill privilege but were not success- ful. Elliott \'aughan laid claim to part of Dunstan in 1733, but was defeated in litigation. The Alger heirs proved that Andrew and Arthur, under their Indian title, held undisputed possession of their lands until interrupted by the Indians in 1675, '1"*^ tl'^^t when peace was established the heirs returned to their estate. Places in England Named Dunstan. (i) Dunstan, a village and a parish in Lincolnshire, on a branch of the river Witham, near Duns Dyke, 8 miles S. E. by S. from Lincoln. (2) Dunstan, a parish in Norfolk, on the river Sare, \\ miles N. E. from Swains- thorpe Station, 4 miles S. from Norwich. (3) Dunstan, a hamlet and a township in Embleton parish, Northumberland, 2 miles S. E. of Embleton, 6^ N. E. of Alnwick. (4) Dunstan, a township and an ecclesiastical parish in Penkridge parish, Staf- fordshire, near the Stafford and Worcester Canal, 2^ miles N. by E. of Penkridge. (5) Dunstan, a village and ecclesiastical parish in the north of Durham, near the river Tyne, 2 miles W. S. W. of Gateshead. (6) Dunstan, a hamlet and parish, 2 miles N. E. from Chesterfield, North Derbyshire. mmMmmmmmmmsmsm m (Tbc lilgcr-IIIiHihcn.^ ai ^rarborougb, |llc. r- '•* This is the most numerous of all branches of the Milliken families in America, and we must presently begin their genealogy by introducing a transcript from the early church records of Boston. The surname was there spelled as any broad-spoken Scotchman or ScotchTrishman would have pronounced it, " Mul- liken" and "Mulligen," but we have not found a single instance where one of this branch of the family used that orthography; they have universally spelled their names "Milliken" or "Millikin." There are abundant reasons for be- lieving that the famihes designated "Mullikens of Bradford, Mass.," were from the same stock, but for some cause now unknown they adopted another form of spelling the name. The family tradition makes their first New England an- cestors come from Scotland, and in this instance the tradition is supported by the public records. Several members of the family were members of the Scots Charitable Society, a fraternal and benevolent organization founded in 1651, and still in existence. John Milliken was an important member of this society from 1685 to 1 7 19, when he removed to Scarborough. Hugh Milliken, father of John, was a member of this association as earlv as 1681, and continued as long as he resided in Boston, or until his death. Thomas Milhken, a brother of John Milli- ken Jr., was a member of the St. Andrew's Society of Boston. This was another organization composed principally, if not wholly, of Scotchmen and persons of Scotch blood. Three families of Millikens appear in Boston contemporaneously. We have nodocumentary evidence to show what relationship, if any, existed among them; but there are records to prove their residence in Boston at the same time, and an intimate association of interest. They evidently attended upon divine service at the same church, and the record of their children's births and baptisms are found in the Brattle Street church registers. The Rev. William Cooper, pastor of the First Church in Boston, afterwards the Brattle Street Church, made record in his interleaved almanac of the baptism of two children of the first John IVIilliken and of admitting to full communion, "since the earthquake," of three members of the Milliken family. We therefore assume that they could have adopted the language of the Psalmist: "We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company." While we have traced the descendants of John Milliken son of Hugh, and those of Robert Mulliken the reputed brother of Hugh, the posterity of Thomas and Elizabeth Milliken, and of Robert Milliken son of Hugh and Ellison, have not been found. Thomas and Elizabeth had a son Thomas born in Boston, Apr. 27, 1692, From this date we do not find any record of that family. They may have disappeared from Boston. Robert Milliken, son of Hugh and EUison, b. Aug. 9, 1681, may have gone South, as there are traditions of such an ancestor in a Southern family. The following records were copied from the Brattle Street church registers of Boston, and from a journal written on interleaves of the pas- tor's almanac: 1. Robert Mulliken, son of Robert and wife Rebecca, was b. Dec. 9, 1688, 2. John Mulliken, son of Robert and wife Rebecca, was b. July 26, 1690. THE ALGER-M ILL! KENS OE SCAK/iOA'OCrG//, ME. 15 3. Mary \IuLi.iKKM,daun;htcr of R()l)crt and wife Rebecca, wash. Sept. 26, 1 692. 4. Thomas Mullike.v, sonof TliomasaiKl wife Elizabeth, wasb. Ajjr. 27, 1692. 5. Robert Mulliken, son of Hugh and wife Kleanor (or EUison), was b. Aug. 9, 1 68 1. Feb. 17, 1723, John MiUiken was baptised. Apr. 25, 1725, Sarah MiUiken was bai)tised. Apr., 1728, Nathaniel MiUiken, Abigail Millikcn, and Eliza MiUiken, ad- mitted to full communion since the earthquake. Hugh Mill liken may be properly designated the first known ancestor of the family called the " Algcr-Millikens," so early settled in Dunstan, now Scarbor- ough, Me. His name appears as a member of the Scots Charitable Society in Boston in 1681, and we reasonably assume that he was a Scotchman. The record of his wife's name is not distinctly legible, and has been written Eleanor and Ellison. Was not her maiden name Eleanor Allison ? It is singular that no record of the death of Hugh and his wife has been found. He may have removed from Boston. The family tradition makes Dea. Nathaniel MiUiken of Scarborough, author of the statement that Hugh of Boston was his grandfather, and one of the deacon's daughters, married to a Benjamin MiUiken, and who lived in her father's house, named a son Hugh, in honor of her great-grandfather. It has been assumed that Hugh MuUiken of Boston was a " titled gentleman, " from the fact that a coat-of-arms was early found in the Scarborough family and has been handed down as an heirloom from generation to generation by the de- scendants of the first kno\vn possessor. A venerable member of the family who was b. in 1843, informed me in 1895, that when a lad he could lie in his bed and see this coat-of-arms as it hung enframed upon the wall beside the picture of Lady Helen ^larr, who was some relation to the MiUiken family. Capt. Isaac T. MiUiken of San Francisco, Cal., was a master mariner in early life and made voyages to Scotland. Being much interested in the history of his family he is said to have instituted investigations there which resulted in the dis- co\'ery of the name of a Sir Hugh MilUken who participated in taking some strongly fortified castle, and was knighted, and granted a coat-of-arms in which were depicted three castles in commemoration of his gallant achievement. This may be true, but when Capt. MiUiken assumes that Hugh of Boston was identical with the bra\e knight he is in error. I have his written and unqualified assump- tion that John MiUiken who m. Elizabeth Alger was a son of Sir Hugh MiUiken, Kt. To others whose letters were placed at my disposal, Capt. Isaac T. MiUiken has written the same statement. In a letter from the Lyon-at-Arms, the highest authority on heraldry in Scotland, he has assured me that he knows nothing of this Sir Hugh MiUiken and his coat-of-arms. This should be conclusive, for if such had been granted to any titled Scotchman a record of the transaction would be found at the Lyon oftice. ■ After a persistent search nothing more than has been stated in this connection has been discovered concerning Hugh and Eleanor (or Ellison) MiUiken who appeared in Boston. They may have died there without a record of such event being found at this late day. Some mousing searcher more familiar with the old documents may find something that will throw Hght upon their subsequent history. John MiUiken^ (1), reputed son of Hugh MiUiken^ (1), of Boston, was prob- ably b. in Scotland, as no record of such event has been found in New England. 16 THE ALGER-MILLIKENS OF SCARBOROUGH, ME. He m. Elizabeth Alger, a daughter of John and Mary Wilmot Alger of Bos- ton, who was b. 1669 and baptized in 1687, at the first church in Charlestown, where she was living with her uncle, Nathaniel Adams. No record of this marriage has been found. They resided many years in Boston, and their children were b. there. In old documents he was styled "John Milhken house car- penter." After the death of his father-in-law, John Alger, he possessed, in his wife's right, an extensive land-estate at Dunstan, in Scarborough, Me., and his name appears there as early as 1719.* In the year 1720, he and his son of the same name were present at the reorganization of the town government, when he was chosen for one of the selectmen. He was in Boston betimes as late as 1732. I have the copy of an account of his with the firm of Henderson & Hewes, of date 1743 and 1754, in which there was a balance due them of ;^43, 4, 8 odd, Old Tenor, and stated as ;^5, 15,3 odd, Lawfull money. For this amount he gave his note for six months. As the charges w-ere for builders' hardware, he may have been erecting his farmhouse at Dunstan during that time. Mr. Milliken seems to have had broad ideas of farming, and carried on his agricultural schemes on a scale of considerable magnitude for the times. In a letter written by him in 1746, he says: "I have cleared a great deal of land; have made several miles of fence; this year have I planted as much land as three bushels of corn would plant, sowed as much as seven bushels of peas would sow, and as much as thir- teen bushels of oats and barley would sow." John MiUiken died in 1749 and must have been 85 years of age. His widow died Feb. 9, 1754, aged 85 years. It has been assumed that only four of his sons were Hving at the time of settle- ment in Scarborough. After producing the family record as found in Boston, we shall proceed with the genealogy by dividing the pedigree into four parts, head- ing each with the name of one of the four sons of John Milhken who settled at Dunstan. CHILDREN OF JOHN AND ELIZABETH ALGER. 1. John Milliken, b. Dec. 27, 1691, of whom more hereafter. 2. Thomas Milliken, b. Apr. 27, 1693, ^^ whom no other information. 3. James Milliken, b. Sept. 4, 1694; m. Priscilla Norton, daughter of Benjamin and Hannah Norton of Edgartown (Martha's Vineyard), Oct. 25, 1 7 18. He purchased a house-lot in Edgartown of Thomas Martain, Apr. 20, 1726, with house thereon. His widow sold this to Matthew Norton in 1728. His subsequent history is unknown. The name was not perpetuated at the Vineyard. He was probably a sailor and may have been lost at sea. 4. JosiAH Milliken, b. Nov. 25, 1696, of whom no other record. 5. Benjamin Milliken, b. Apr. i, 1699, who was st3'led "marriner. " 6. "Samuel Milliken, b. Sept. 21, 1701, of whom more hereafter. 7. Joseph Milliken, bapt. Feb. 20, 1704, of whom no other record. 8. Edward Milliken, bapt. July 6, 1706, of whom more presently. 9. Nathaniel Milliken, bapt. Apr. 24, 1709, of whom more hereafter. 10. Elizabeth Milliken, bapt. Dec. 16, 17 11, m. to Jonathan Furness. * John Milliken was a prominent member of the Scots Charitable Society in Boston, from Nov., 1685, to Dec, 1717, when he became interested in the estate at Dunstan, in Scar- borough, Me., where he spent much of his time until his fmal settlement there. k^^ £>l)c yostcritn of '^lahn |Hillil;cn. (JLhuL) C)cnciatiou. John Milliken^ (2), son of John'- (1), and Kliziibeth Alger, wash, in Boston, Mass., Dec. 27, 1691; was m. Jan. i, 1718, to Sarah Burnett, by whom three children. He m., second, Sept. 3, 1728, Rebecca Thomas, who d. in Scarbor- ough, Me., Apr. 25, 1760. He was a saddler by trade, and carried on his busi- ness in Boston for many years "at the corner going down Wentworth's Wharf." There is recorded in the SutTolk County registers, in Boston, a conveyance by John Milliken, saddler, and Elizabeth McCarty, widow, of an estate in Dedham, consisting of 20 acres, for the consideration of 20 pounds lawful money, of date Aug. 18, 1 7 18. This property came to John Milliken and Elizabeth McCarty by inheritance — from whom ? He li\cd in the town of Scarborough about forty years and d. during the Revolution, Sept. 8, 1779, aged 87 years. He purchased the right of his aunt, Elizabeth Palmer, to the Alger estate known in the Plans of Dunstan as "The Palmer Lot," May 19, 1727. Jointly with his brother, "Benjamin Milliken, marriner," he purchased, June 21, 1727, the right of his great-aunt, Jane Davis, widow of Andrew Alger Jr., and daughter of Dor- cas Alger Collins. The same year, in company with his brother, Samuel Milli- ken, he purchased the right of his great-aunt, Joanna Alger Mills, ^\'hen the title to the Alger estate was established, this John owned one-half of the original grant and the "Palmer Lot" containing fifty acres. Although owning so large a territorial estate in the East, he continued his residence in Boston until after 1744, when he located near Dunstan Landing. His house stood on the westerly side of the road, and the cellar was tilled up by Mr. Noah Pillsbury, who planted an orchard there, in 1873. The spring from which the family procured water was, not long ago, in use. The subjoined letter shows that one man was under obligation to this John Milliken. "Situate, May ye 26, 1740. Mr. Milliken. Your good opinion of me in the first place seems to Ingage a great deal of gratitude from me to you had it but lasted it would Certainly have Dobled my Ingagement so yt I Believe I should hardly Ever made satisfaction for it so long as I had been in this world had it pleased God to continue me to the age of Methusaler & Co. John Daggett." Elizabeth Milliken^ (1), only daughter of John^ (1), and Elizabeth Alger, b. in Boston, baptized there Dec. 16, 1711, was m. to Jon.athan Eurness, Sept. 16, 173 1, and lived in Boston, Mass., where her husband was an accountant for Henderson & Hewes. He was an e.xpert with the goosequill, and his writing is as beautiful as engraved text. She d. Dec. 15, 1743- He d. Apr. 4, 1745. \\ ill dated Mar. 26, 1745. Bequeathed £^0 to Brother Benjamin and ;^5o to Mary Milliken, then living with him. These had issue as follows: I. John Furness, b. Sept. 3, 1733; d. May 24, 1810. He m. Anna Hurd? and had issue. n. JiMiMA Furness, was the wife of William Henshaw. in. Elizabeth Furness, was the wife of Edward Church. IV. Mary Furness, d. Dec. 28, 1744. V. Jonathan Furness, b. May 23, 1742. 18 THE POSTERITY OF JOHN MILLIKEN. Jt"'ourtb 6ciuration. CHILDREN OF JOHN AND HIS "WTiVKS. 1. Mary Milliken^ (1), daughter of John^ (2), b. in Boston, Aug. ii, 1719; was m. Nov. 9, 1745, to Benjamin Furness, brother of Jonathan Furness, who m. her aunt, EUzabeth MilUken. He was connected with the settlement of the John Milliken estate in Scarborough, Me., in 1782, and his name appears as attorney for his children in the "Milliken Covenant" of 1792. But Httle is known of his history. He probably resided in Boston, as his children were christened in Trinity church there. A "minute" of papers belonging to John MiUiken delivered to him of date 1792 is in my possession. There were three children, named as follows : I. John Furness, b. July 5, 1747. II. Benjamin Furness, b. Dec. 18, 1748, "merchant" in Boston, 1781. ni. Mary Furness, mentioned in the "Milliken Covenant." 2. John Milliken* (3), eldest son of John^ (2), and Sarah Burnett, b. in Boston, Mass., Aug. 27, 1721, d. there when a child. 3. John Milliken* (4), second son of John^ (2), and Sarah Burnett, b. in Boston, Mass., Feb. 17, 1723; was m. to Eleanor (Libby) Sallis, widow of Benjamin SaUis of Beach Point, Scarborough, Me., Aug. 6, 1761. He d. in 1766, and his widow found it necessary to soHcit aid from her father-in-law, as the following letter will show. He had three children, of whom more with 5th generation. " Honored Sir: — I ask the favor of you for liberty to enclose and improve the piece of land on that side of the Road where I live in order to raise some corn and roots, and hay for my Cow, towards support of myself and children, and pray you will sign your name to this paper by way of consent to my request, that I may not be disturbed therein or prevented by others. Your granting my request in behalf of myself and your grand-children will much oblige your Daugh- ter-in-Law, Eleanor Millikeist. To Mr. John Milliken. (Signed) John Milliken." 4. Thomas Milliken* (2), third son of John^ (2), and Sarah Burnett, b. in Boston, May 31, 1724; m. Sarah Thompson of Boston, Nov. 4, 1752, by whom five children. She d. in 1774. We have no proof to show that he ever came to Scarborough with his father's family. He was engaged in merchandising in Boston at the outbreak of the Revolution, and had a large brick house and store combined, as was then a custom with merchants who did a small business; this was located " only a few doors from Mountfort's Corner at the foot of North Square." Like some others of the Milliken family, Thomas was an ardent Roy- alist, and being the owner of a tract of land and part of a saw-mill, where the city of Ellsworth now stands, he left his younger children in care of his eldest daughter, Abigail, then but recently m. to a Frenchman named David Vallette, who was at sea, and joined his kinsman, Benjamin Milliken, with whom he was associated in business, in Maine. Dr. Snow, in his valualjle History of Bos- ton, writing of those troublesome days during the Revolution, says: "The solemnity of these sad times was heightened by the occurrence of a fire, on Wednesday, Aug. loth. It broke out, between 10 and 11 p.m., in a large brick dwelling-house belonging to Mr. Milliken and Mrs. Campbell, in Fish Street, five or six doors north of Mountfort's Corner, at the foot of North Square. The lower part of the house was in flames before the distressed tenants were THJ-: posTER/ry or joiix mii.ijken. id aijprised of it. Several escaped out of the windows, some naked and much burnt, and five others ])erishe(l in the flames, three women and two children. The house was entirely consumed, witli ])art of a bakehouse. The inhaliitaiits speedily assemblinij;, with their usual dexterous management, haj)])ilv put a stop to the further ])rogress of the llames. Earl Percy politely offered the services of some sokliers who could be depended upon, but was informecl that the regu- lation of the town rendered their assistance unnecessary." The following , written by a lady 80 years of age, a granddaughter of Thomas Milliken, speaks for itself: " Mr. Milliken, a Scotchman by birth and a warm Royalist, was considered a Tory, and as he owned a farm and part of a mill at the eastward he determined to leave Boston. Previous to his departure he let a part of his house to a Mrs. Murphey, the wife of Captain ^furphey, then at sea; and in the care of Mrs. Vallette, his poor lame daughter with a broken back, he left her two little sisters. Mrs. \'allette was then twenty years old and had been m. two or three weeks; her husband was at sea. " Captain ^^urphey arrived home on the loth of August, 1774. and his wife in\ited some friends to supper in the evening. The supper was cooked in a room where there had been no fire for many years, if ever, and there was probably a fault in the chimney. Mrs. Vallette had some of her acquaintance to drink tea and pass the evening, which detained her up later than usual. She had retired to her cliamber, was undressed, and sat by the side of her bed taking olT lier stockings when she heard the cry of 'Fire!' immediately under her window. 'Get up, get up, your house is in flames!' Raising her eyes she saw the light bursting into her chamber, and catching the arm of her little sister, who lay sleeping, she dragged her to the door, opened it, and found the stairs on fire. Still holding on to her sister, who was hardly yet awake, with presence of mind she shut the door and made for the window, where the crowd outside were hold- ing up beds and screaming, 'Jump, jump!' After pushing and almost throw- ing her l^ewildered sister from the window, she stepped back and took from a chair a dress to wrap around her, as she was only in her night clothes, but it caught in the hinge of the window shutter and was left behind. \\'hen Mrs. \'allette jumped from the window, she fell into the arms of a colored man who had formerly lived with her father, and struck with such weight upon his stom- ach that he never recovered from the blow. Mrs. Murphey, when she saw the flames coming into her room, was partly undressed, and her husband liad only taken otT his coat. As the stairs were winding, and he was unacquainted with the house, she immediately took his arm and led him to the bottom of the stairs; then returning for her children, perished with them in the flames. Mrs. Mur- phey was seen coming to the window with a child in her arms, when a bed was held up, and the cry was, 'Tlirow your child, if you cannot come yourself!' but from that moment she was seen no more. Two elderly ladies, members of her family, likewise perished in the flames. One of these, named Gill, was aunt to a gentleman who was afterwards governor or lieutenant-governor of Massachu- setts. The name of the other old lady was King. Fanny Clark, a faithful domestic who had lived in Mr. Milliken's family many years, was badly burned, but escaped with her life. James Milliken, the only brother of Mrs. X'allette (at home), had been to wait on some of his sister's company home. When he heard the alarm of fire, he was at the head of what was then called Seven Star Lane, which is now Summer Street. He ran at once toward home, and on 20 THE POSTERITY OF JOHN MILLIKEN. reaching the house found it almost wholly consumed. He could get no tidings of his sisters. Spme said all the inmates in the house were burned up; others, that a small woman had been seen to jump out of the window and was nearly if not quite killed. The young man, accompanied by some of his friends, searched the streets in a state of almost utter distraction, and when informed before morn- ing that his sisters were safe refused to believe it. They had found shelter with a family named Holland. " The scene of the ruins the following morning, as described to the writer by an eye-witness, was heart-rending. When James Milliken came to the ruins and saw Mrs. Vallette with one of his little sisters, he screamed aloud, crying out, *\\Tiere, where is Polly?' forgetting that the child was on a visit from home. 'Safe, safe, dear brother; she is away and has saved her clothes,' replied his sister. He still went around in a state of httle less than distraction, saying, ' Sister, yesterday we had a horiie ; to-day we have none ; no mother, father away, and our country ruined.' In this way he raved on, until a gentleman, in whose store, on Long Wharf, he was an apprentice, came through the crowd, and taking him by the arm forced him into a carriage with his sisters and took them to his house, where kind and soothing attention and care brought James to himself again; not, however, until the youngest child was brought into his presence. " Every article of clothing and furniture in a few short hours had been swept away; silver melted to dross; valuable papers and the records of family concern, so highly prized by succeeding generations, together with old-fashioned brocade silks, left by grandmothers and great-grandmothers, were all gone; yet Mrs. Val- lette was heard to say, in after-days, that when looking over this utter desolation nothing affected her so much as seeing the cage of a favorite parrot her husband had brought her, the first voyage he went to sea, kicking about the ruins. The husband of Mrs. Vallette had amply provided for her during his absence, so that she could draw a sufficiency, not only for herself, but her poor, desolate sisters. — "James Milliken, though only nineteen years old, was a zealous patriot, and had already performed many small services for his country. He was well known to Messrs. Dennie, Molineux, Procter, and other gentlemen who had been deeply engaged in the Revolutionary movement. Every possible attention was paid to the young man and much sympathy felt for his sisters. As Boston was in such a troubled state, they were advised to go to reside in Lexington, where they had friends, with which advice they immediately complied. " In April, 1775, Mrs. Vallette and her friend, Mrs. Reed, were sitting in the evening at their home at Lexington over a few dying embers, with their infants in their arms. The clock had struck eleven. Guns had been heard through the day. The firing had ceased, and they sat talking of the perils of the times when Mrs. Reed said,"' Hark, I hear footsteps!' — 'It is only the rusthng of the trees,' said Mrs. Vallette, 'and we will not be needlessly alarmed,' pressing at the same time her infant closer to her heart, as if fearful it might be wrested from her, and trying to assume a courage which she did not feel. At that moment a gentle rap at the door was heard. 'Who is there?' asked Mrs. Reed, in tremulous tones. 'Friends,' replied a low voice, speaking through the small hole where the cord had been drawn in to prevent the lifting of the latch outside, for few had locks and keys in those simi)le times. They immediately opened the door, and three men entered in profound silence, each muffled in a long cloak. 'Do not be alarmed, ladies,' .said one, in the same low tone of voice; ' we are friends to our country and are pursued by the enemy; we have hid in the woods through the THE POSTERITY OF JOIIX Mil. I. [KEN. 21 day, and have come to seek your bounty and a shelter for the night.' — 'And these you should have wilh all my heart,' said Mrs. Keed, whose countenance brightened up when she found that instead of the dreaded enemy her guests were thosedistinguishcd patriots, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, anfl Paul Revere;' but,' she continued, 'you would not be safe here a moment. Why, the Red-coats are prowling around us in every direction; they were here only soterday, eating all my pies, and bread and cheese; and because they could not find enough at my neighbor's to satisfy their hunger, they must needs rij) open their beds, and leave their cider running out. O sir, these are dreadful times!' — 'They are indeed, madam,' said Mr. Hancock. ' But, gentlemen,' he said, turning to his com- panions, ' what shall we do, for it is certain we are not safe here?' They looked at each other but did not speak. 'Have you any neighbors,' asked Mr. Han- cock, 'where we might iind safety for the night?' — 'Xone e.xcept my father,' replied Mrs. Reed, 'who lives five miles off, on the main road. It would be dangerous for you to go by the road, and you would not find your way through the woods, and we have neither man nor boy to guide you; they have all gone to fight the Red-coats.' — ' Will you sta}' alone and nurse my baby,' asked Mrs. Vallette of her friend, 'while I go and show the gentlemen the way?' She an- swered, ' I will do so, though it is sad to be alone in such dangerous times, liut you must not go; you arc not able; you are lame, and never walked a mile at once in your life; you must not think of going on this wet night.' Mrs. \'allette made no reply. She knew there was not a moment to be lost, so laying her infant in the arms of her friend, she wrapped her riding-hood around her and desired the gentlemen to follow her. ^^'hen they saw this deformed little woman, not more than four feet high, prepared to walk a distance of over three miles, they looked at each other in mute astonishment, but not a word was spoken, for the case was desperate. ^Slrs. Vallette taking the offered arm of INIr. Hancock, they went forward, the other two gentlemen bringing up the rear. The rain, which had fallen for some days previous, had so swelled the brooks that the gentlemen were obliged at times to lift Mrs. Vallette over them. Thus wading and walking, they reached the farmhouse about 3 o'clock in the morning. No sooner had they aroused the family and made known who they were and what they wanted, than every individual was up and in motion; and even the dog tried to show them by his gestures that they should find protection. A blazing fire soon shone forth, and a plentiful repast was provided; and notwithstanding the gloominess of the times, a degree of cheerfulness and even humor pervaded the little companv. At early dawn a carriage was prepared to convey Mrs. Vallette home to her infant. Mr. Hancock politely lifted her into the carriage and said, ' Madam, our first meeting has been in troublesome times. God only knows when these scenes will end, but should we survive the struggle, and you should ever need a friend, think of me.' " About two months from this event the battle of Bunker Hill was fought. There James Milliken fell mortally wounded, was taken prisoner, and, with sev- eral others, was thrown into a cart and conveyed to the jail, which then stood in Prison Lane, now Court Street. Here he lingered, destitute of care and atten- tion, and even the necessaries of life, until he went down to an early grave, at the age of twenty, and was soon forgotten amidst the horrors of war. Se\"eral gentlemen went to the prison, wishing to see him, but were not permitted." Thomas Milliken had made his way, accompanied by his son Joseph, to Union River, now Ellsworth, Me. The loss of his house, store, and goods, nearly 22 THE POSTERITY OF JOJJX MILLIKEX. ruined him financially. The mills and lands owned in company with his cousin, Benjamin Milliken, were confiscated and he was left a poor man and a refugee. He probably went with other Royalists into New Brunswick until after the Revo- lution closed. He married his second wife, Mary McKenney of Frankfort, Me., in 1777, by whom he had six children, probably born in Surry, now Ells- worth. AMiile these children were still young, their father died. The widow was m. to Joseph Carr of Frankfort, by whom she had six children. See 5th generation. 5. Sarah Milliken* (1), second daughter of John^ (2), and Sarah Burnett, b. Apr. 29, 1725, was said to have married to one of the Scarborough Carlls and become the ancestress of all of this name in the State; but no record of such union has been found, and I doubt. She was m. Sept. 18, 1746, to Joseph Hodgdon, who was administrator of her father's estate. These had a son whose posterity lived in Saco. /ifib feneration. CHILDREN OF JOHN AND ELEANOR SALLIS. I. John Milliken'^ (5), eldest son of John* (4), b. in Scarborough, Me., 1760; m. Christian.a. Mitchell of North Yarmouth. He entered the army during the Revolution and served until the war closed. He was a tanner by trade, resided in Yarmouth more than twenty years, and built several vessels which he freighted to the West Indies. He acquired considerable wealth by navigation, but three or more of his vessels were taken by the French, and his heirs were interested in the spoliation claims, so many years before Congress. He removed to Belfast, Me., in 1802, where he built a store, tavern, and the finest mansion-house then in the town. From Belfast he removed to Montville, Me., where he owned a tannery and a large farm. He d. there Dec. 24, 1848, aged 87, and his wife, b. 1764, d. Aug. 8, 1854, aged 90. Ten children of whom with 6th generation. The Spoliation Claims. John Milliken owned shares in five vessels which were seized by the French. There were schooners "Union," "Sally," and "Susanna," the brig "Neptune," and the sloop "Jane." Hon. Seth L. Milliken introduced a bill in the House of Representatives for the claims to be adjudicated by the U. S. Court of Claims; this passed the House and Senate and was approved by President McKinley. The Court of Claims reported favorably to Congress on one vessel in which Mr. MiUiken owned one-half, namely, the schooner "Union," and half of the cargo. An appropriation was made by Congress to pay this claim, and $1,833.50 was awarded to Hon. Seth L. MiUiken as "administrator de bonis non" of his grand- father's will. But he d. before the final approval of the act; and at the request of other relatives principally interested in the "will," Noel Byron Milhken, a brother of the Congressman, was appointed administrator, and to him after many delays the money was paid. He made payments to about 40 heirs and devisees. After further investigation it was found that one of the vessels named had been paid for while John Milliken was living. Another, the brig "Neptune," was claimed by other parties, w'ho were adjudged owners and the money awarded them. In the other two cases the attorney said: "No papers but the petitions have been filed, and no claims are filed by other parties for losses on the same vessels. I can find no record of any papers on file which would go to prove the losses on these vessels, and I am unable to see, therefore, that anything further can be done about these claims." THE rOSTElUTY 01- JO/ 1. \ MIIJ.IKKX. 23 2. Benjamin Milliken'^ (2), second son of John^ (4), b. in Sairl;orou^li, >re., 1764; m., 1st, lu.i/ABETU liAiiUKiDGK, by whom he had ten children. Shed, in North Yarmouth, Me., in 1807, and was there interred. He m., second (pub- lished Mar. 25, 1809), Mrs. Lydia, widow of Jeremiah Bean of Montville, Me., bv whom two children. He was a farmer, tanner, and currier, li\inerience in worldly aftairs and with no resources save his untiring industry, lie had his own way to make in the world, and the de- tailed story of his struggles and his triumphs might well serve as a source of inspiration to the youth of America. In 1856 Mr. Millikcn graduated from Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., after having a three years' course at what is now "Colby University" in his own State. Six weeks later he was elected to the Maine House of Representatives, and returned (by re-election) the following year. Thus in early life he acquired a knowledge of legislative procedure which proved of great assistance and value to him in later years. In 1858 Mr. ]\Iilliken was elected clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for his native countv. While serving in this capacity he pursued the study of law with Hon. Nehemiah Abbott and Judge Dickerson of Belfast, two of the most emi- nent lawyers of Maine, and was admitted to the bar in 1871. He early acquired a wide reputation as a ready and effective political speaker, and his ser\'ices were in great demand in times of political emergency both in and out of his own State. (He was three times re-elected clerk of courts, and after serving 12 years he de- clined another nomination for that office.) Prior to liis election to Congress he had travelled nearly 30,000 miles in present- ing the principles of his party to popular audiences. The intimate acquaintance he thus secured with pubhc men and measures furnished an excellent equipment for subsequent duties as a member of this House. During his long and distinguished service here he was a painstaking and conscientious Representative, thoroughly devoted to the interests of his con- stituents; and that they fully appreciated his labors in their behalf is evidenced by eight consecutive elections with constantly increasing majorities. Mr. MiUiken came of good stock. On the paternal side he was of Scotch de- scent. His maternal ancestors were the Counts of Perigaux, who were promi- nently identified with the history of France. He thus inherited the best charac- teristics of two strong races — from his father a strong will, tenacity of purpose, and marked power of analysis; from his mother a poetical temperament, innate courtesv, and a ready wit. It is to the combination of these qualities that we may trace his notable success as a pubhc speaker and his happy faculty of making and retaining strong friendships. During the latter years of his life my relations with him were very close and intimate, and I had an opportunity to know and appreciate those indefinable at- tributes, that attractive charm of personahty, which make up the subtle quahty we call magnetism. He was a gifted and pleasant speaker. With a fine presence he combined a strong, well-modulated voice and grace of diction. He had an exten.sive vocab- ulary, and spoke with fluency and ease. He possessed the power of clear and cogent statement, and carried his arguments home to his hearers with trenchant force. While he clothed his thoughts for the most y)art in plain, strong words of Anglo-Saxon origin, his broad culture enabled him on occasions to embellish them with the beauties of classical Uterature and the graces of poetry. 34 THE POSTERITY OE JOHN MILLIKEN. His manners at all times were courteous and affable, and he was never placed at a disadvantage in public discussion by irritability of temper. He had a keen sense of humor and an apparently inexhaustible fund of anecdotes, upon which he could always draw to illustrate his points with happy effect in gaining the good will and holding the attention of his audiences. He was quick in repartee, and yet one — "Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade." Mr. Milliken was a natural scholar. He was impatient, it is true, of the more laborious processes of intellectual acquisition. He apparently had the power of absorbing knowledge. His mind was enriched with stores of information gleaned from a wide and varied reading, especially in lines of historical research, for which he had a strong liking. He had a faculty of mentally classifying the facts he assimilated in their rela- tions to other facts. He was a close observer of events, and his wonderfully retentive memory rendered constantly available for any emergency his stores of information. All who knew Seth L. Milliken can bear truthful testimony that he was a man of cathohc spirit. His sympathies were broad. He loved the society of his fellow- men, and was tolerant in all things. There was in his nature no trace of snobbery or affectation. He was always accessible, genial, and loyal. While he was all his hfe a strong partisan with a firm beHef in the necessity of party organization and dis- ciphne as a factor in republican government, he was singularly free from political rancor, and never permitted the intensity of his political convictions to affect the amenities of his social relations with men of opposing views. While strongly tena- cious of his own opinions, and ever ready to champion them upon all proper occasions, he was never lacking in respect for the honest convictions of those who differed with him on questions of public policy. Few men in public Hfe have ever possessed a finer tact in dealing with others, or a more thorough mastery of the art of conciliation. It was not his nature to treasure resentments. Intensely American in all his views, he blended pru- dence with patriotism. Accustomed to look upon the bright side of life, he had an abiding love for his country and profound faith in its future. He died as he had Uved, "in the harness." In the meridian of his powers and in the unimpaired possession of all his faculties he was called suddenly from the activities of a busy life, from its duties, its hopes, its aspirations, to "The lone couch of his everlasting sleep." The sorrow of his untimely death was shared by all classes. The pulpit and the press have united in giving expression to the popular sense of bereavement and in paying eloquent tribute to his memory. I. Mary M. Milliken^ b. in Augusta, Me., Sept. 27, i860. II. Seth M. Milliken** b. in Belfast, Me., Dec. 28, 1874. Military record as follows: Cadet in the U. S. Military Academy, West Point, from June 15, 1893, to June II, 1897, when he was graduated and promoted to Second Lieut, of Cavalry, 3d Cavalry, June 11, 1897. Served on grad- uating leave until he resigned, Sept. 30, 1897. Appointed Capt. and Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, May 17, 1898. On duty as Commissary, 3d Brigade, Independent Division, 8th Corps, at San Tin-: rosjERjjy oi- joux mjlljken. 35 Francisco, Cal., June 22 to July 23, icSycS. En route to Manila, to Aug., 1898. Commissary, ist lirigadc, ist Division, 8th Corps, Aug. 22 to Sept. 3, i8qS. Depot Commissary at Cavitc Arsenal, P.I., Sept. 30, 1898, to Mar., 1S99. Commissary, ist lirigatle, 2(1 Division, 8th Corps, to May 19, 1899. Issuing Commissary, ist Division, 8th Corps, June 20 to Sept. 31, 1S99. Commissary, 3d Brigade, 2(1 Division, 8th Corps, Jan. 5. I goo. 2. Franklin Milliken" (1), second son of William" (2), b. in Montville, Me., Dec. 15, 1834, and d. Oct. i, 1835. 3. Frank Milliken' (2), third son of William" (2), b. in Montville, Me., Sept. 2, 1836; m. June 26, 1865, Ellen Porter, b. May 31, 1846, being the daughter of Benjamin J. and Arathusa (Bowers) Porter, resident and postmaster of Cam- den, Me., for many years. He served in the 26th Regiment Maine \'olunteers until his time e.xpired ; he then re-enlisted and served in Maryland and Virginia until the war closed. He has been in Washington, D.C., for many years (28), being chief of a division in the office of the supervising architect of the Treasury Department. He has one daughter. I. H.\RRiET Porter Milliken^ b. July i, 1869; m. Dec. 17, 1890, Capt. S.\MUEL Conrad Lemley of Salem, N. C, Judge Advocate General of the U. S. Xavy. One child, Ellen Porter Lemley, b. Aug. 11, 1892. 4. Noel Byron Milliken^ (1), fourth son of William" (2), b. in Montville, Me., July 17, 1838; m. ^lay 2, 1885, Mary Jane Sinclair, b. in Petersburg, O., Dec. 3, 1853. She was the daughter of Dempsey B. and Mary (Spargier) Sin- clair. Mr. Milliken has been in the government service about 30 years. He was clerk in the Treasury Department for eleven years; in the land office, Inte- rior Department, two years; census office, one year; in the Adjutant-General's office, War Department, about seven years; and has been in the pension bureau, Interior Department, between eight and ten years. He also served during the Rebellion in the 26th Recfiment Maine Infantrv. Mr. Milliken was much at- tached to his old home in Camden, Me., and w-e subjoin one of his poems de- scriptive of its scenery. He d. , 1904. Two children. I. William Sinclair ^Milliken*, b. Mar. 25, 1886. n. Florence Ethel Milliken**, b. Sept. 30, 1887. CAMDEN AND HER SCENERY. BY NOEL BYRON MILLIKEN. Hail, Camden, the home of good health and good cheer, The charming resort from afar and from near! Sky, mountains and valleys and waters, I hail, I once loved to clamber, to ramble, to sail. I long to return to the home of my youth, Where springtime and summer, and autumn, forsooth, In beauty and loveliness smile on the scene, With woodlands and hillsides all decked out with green; Or gold in September, and crimson and fire, .^nci flowers and fountains and fruits to desire. The rays of the morning and sunset's red light, Disclosing a picture to charm and delight; Where mists clothe the mountains when east winds prevail, And round off the crag-peaks that show through the veil, Like maidens' fair shoulders and figures of grace, WTien clad in white raiment and rich, airy lace. 36 THE POSTEKITY OF JOHN MILLIKEN. How sweet are the memories, how golden the dreams, Of that humble homestead, landscape and streams! When often I visit her shores and her hills. The prospect seems fairer, the balminess thrills; The moonbeams more brilliant, the shadows grow deep, The echo's sound clearer, the hillsides grow steep. Reflecting in waters more crystal and bright, And wavelets that shimmer with silvery light. To ride on the "Turnpike" through archways of green, Where precipice lofty bursts forth on the scene. Or crags high above seem to threaten and frown, And into the lake's mirrored waters look down. CHILDREN OF JOHN AND JIMIMA B. MINOT. I. John M. Milliken' (11), eldest son of John** (7), b. in Lubec, Me., Feb. 8, 1821; m. Sarah A. Leavill of Limerick, Me., in Portland, June i, 1853. She was b. July 8, 1829. He went to California in 1850, and d. in Sacramento, Mar. 13, 1 89 1. Was a dealer in groceries and general merchandise for many years, but was, latterly, in the insurance business. Seven children as follows: I. Fannie S. Milliken'^, b. in Limerick, Ale., May 10, 1854; d. at Sacra- mento, Cal., June 2, i860. II. Theodore J. MILLIKEN^ b. in Sacramento, Cal., June 12. 1857, and d. Dec, 1858. III. Mary L. Milliken^ b. in Sacramento, Cal, May 18, i860; m. Dec. 12, 1883, to Thomas B. Ross, and has two children named as follows: (i) Mary Louise Ross, b. July 4, 1885, in Sacramento. (2) Sarah Frances Ross, b. June 9, 1887, in Sacramento. IV. Charles T. Milliken^ b. in Sacramento, Cal., Dec. 10, 1862; m. Verba Annette Johnson of Placerville, Cal, Oct. 29, 1888. He is a dentist, graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, class of '85. Re- siding and practising his profession in Sacramento, Cal. Two daugh- ters. Wife d. Feb. 20, 1899. (j) Theo. Stanley Milliken^, h. Jan. 26, i8go. (2) Beth Mi/!iken\ b. Feb. 16, 1892. V. John Minot Milliken^ b. in San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 28, 1866; m. Dec. 19, 1888, Alice Carrie Long of Clarkville, Cal., and is engaged in the real estate and insurance business in Sacramento, Cal. Two children named: (i) Mildred Stella Milliken^, h. Sept. 14, 1889, in Sacramento. (2) John Minot Milliken^, b. June 24, 1891, in Sacramento. \q. Theodore Jones Milliken^, b. in San Francisco, Cal., Apr. 21, 1868. \Ti. Louisa Pomeroy Milliken^, b. in San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 8, 1870. 2. Theodore Milliken^ (1), second son of John" (7) and Jimima B. Minot, b. in Calais, Me., Dec. 25, 1826; was m. at Gray, Me., May 11, 1851, to Emma Hum- phrey, daughter of Meshach and Emma (Green) Humphrey, b. in Gray, Jan. 24, 1827, and d. in Sacramento, Cal., Nov. 17, 1901. Mr. Milliken d. in Sacra- mento, Oct, 29, 1874. This family removed to California in 1856. He was a wholesale grocer. There were eight children, named as follows: I. Sarah Frances Milliken^ b. in Portland, Me., Apr. 24, 1852; m. in Sacramento, Cal., Feb. 6, 1873, to A. C. Wiley, and had two children named as follows: THE rOSTEKJTV OF JOJJX MILUKLX. 37 (i) Fannie E. Wiley, b. Oct. 21, 1S73. Siii<;lc. (2) George M. Wiley, b. Mar. 11, 1883. Single, n. Emma H. JMilliken'*, b. in Sacramento, Cal., Mar. 24, 1856; was ni. Sept. 15, 1875, at Sacramento, to Joun F. Ramage, and had two diil- dren as follows: (i) Angela M. Ramage, h. Sept. 19, 1878, at Kansas City, Mo. (2) /'-(//■/// E. Kaniagc, b. Dec. 9, 18S2, in Sacramento. III. JiMi-MA MiLLiKEN** (1), b. in Sacramento, Cal., Oct. 13, 1857 ; d. June 14, i860. IV, John M, Milliken^, b. in Sacramento, Cal., Oct. 17, 1859; d. Feb. ig, 1S90. V. George Skolfield Milliken^, b. in Sacramento, Cal., Dec. 8, x86o; travelling salesman, residing in Sacramento, unmarried. VI. M.-\UDE Eugeni.\ Milliken^, b. in Sacramento, Cal., Sept. 29, 1864; unmarried. vu. Susie Skolfield Milliken^ (1), b. in Sacramento, Cal., Aug. 12, 1867 ; unmarried. \Tii. Anna Blake Milliken^, b. in Sacramento, Cal., Dec. 26, 1869; d. July 5, 1870. CHILDREN OF JOSIAH AND ELIZABETH FREEMAN. 1. Mary F. Milliken" (9), eldest daughter of Josiah*^ (3), b. 1827, in Poland, Me. She was m. to Daniel W. True, deceased, long a merchant in Portland, \\-here she d. July 10, 1900. 2. Weston F. Milliken^ (1), eldest son of Josiah® (3), b. Sept. 28, 1829, in Poland, Me. He m. 1st, Martha F. Haskell of New Gloucester, Me., June 28, 1854. She d. in Portland, ]Me., Aug. 16, 1870, and he m. 2d, Feb. 28, 1882, Mary \\'ebster Palmer of Orono, Me. He received his education in the common schools and at Lewiston Academy, and taught four terms. When twenty-one, he became a clerk in a Boston business house, and two years afterwards engaged in general merchandising for himself in the town of i\Iinot, where he continued for four years. He established himself in Portland in 1856, and has since carried on the wholesale grocery business on Commercial Street. His brothers were associated with him in trade at one time, but the firm name was, latterly," jSIilli- ken-Tomlinson Company." Mr. Milliken also did a considerable lumber busi- ness, exporting to South America. He was a director of Cumberland National Bank, and for some time its president; trustee of the Portland Savings Bank more than fifteen vears. and was one of the Building Loan Commissioners after the great fire of 1866; has been director and president of the Portland, Bangor, and Machias Steamboat Company; stockholder in the Elaine Steamship Company, and was one of the incorporators of the I.loyds INIaine Insurance Company. He was elected by the Republicans to a seat in the State Legislature for 1872-74, and for the last two years was chairman of the committee on banking and a member of the finance committee. He was appointed Collector of Customs for Portland, and was filling this important position at the time of his death, which event oc- curred Nov. 19, 1899. He was a notable success in the various departments of his extensive business enterprises, and has served with eminent ability in the re- sponsible positions of a more public character to which he was called. He was long recognized as one of Portland's most worthy citizens and solid business men, and will be sadly lamented amongst his fellow-citizens. 38 THE POSTERITY OF JOHN MILLIKEN. He had one daughter, Anna W., b. Jan. 29, 1865, at Portland, and d. there Dec. 14, 1890. 3. William H. Milliken^ (4), second son of Josiah® (3), b. in Poland, Me., Jan. 17, 1831; m. Oct. 28, 1851, Julia Wyman of Webster, Me., and d. July 25, i8go, in Portland, where he had long been known as a prosperous business man, being of the firm of Deering, Milliken & Company, wholesale merchants and manufacturers. He owned a beautiful residence on Park Street, where his widow remained until 18 — , when she passed away. They were buried in Ever- green Cemetery. Two children, named as follows: I. Minnie M. Milliken*, b. June 2, 1863; m. Aug. 30, 1883, Mr. Thomas R. Cartland, shoe manufacturer, Portland. II. William H. Milliken^ b. Mar. 30, 1858; m. June 8, 1881. 4. Charles R. Milliken^ (2), third son of Josiah'' (3), b. in Poland, Me., Dec. 12, 1833; m. in 1857 to Elizabeth Roach Fickett, daughter of Isaac and Mar- garet (Wiley) Fickett, and has three children, of whom presently. He attended the schools of Minot, finishing course of study at Hebron Acad- emy. He went to Portland in 1854, and after clerking for two years with Abner Shaw & Co. was with their successors, True & Frothingham, about three years. He was next associated with F. A. Shaw & Co., in the grocery jobbing business, for two years. He then engaged in the wholesale grocery business, under the name of C. R. Milliken, for about two years. At this time his brother, Weston F., was associated in business with Charles Shaw, and when his term of partnership ex- pired, Weston F. and Charles R. united under the style of W. & C. R. Milliken, and until 1889 they successfully carried on the grocery and flour business. Charles R. Milliken took charge of the Glen House at the White Mountains then owned by the firm, and managed that popular establishment from the date of the pur- chase until July, 1893, when it was destroyed by fire. In 1881, in company with the late H. N. Jose and the late G. E. Spring, Charles R. Milliken purchased the Portland Rolling Mill; and they organized a corporation, of which he was elected president and manager. In 1887 he bought the Dennison Paper Manu- facturing Company's plant at Mechanic Falls, Me., which he afterwards sold to a corporation called the Poland Paper Company, of which he was elected Treasurer and Manager. In the before-named responsible positions he has served efiiciently and successfully for many years. He is also a director of the Electric Light Company of the city and of the Portland Company's locomotive works. Mr. Milliken is widely known as one of the most enterprising and solid business men of Portland. He exemplifies in a marked degree the character- istics of his family, sterling integrity and reliability, and as manager of important trusts he holds the confidence and esteem of those who have been associated with him in business. Politically, Mr. Milliken has long been one of the representa- tive members of the Republican party in Portland, and has served on the City Council. He is a member of the Cumberland Club, the only social organization with which he has been identified. He and his family are members of the Con- gregational Church. His handsome residence is at the corner of Brackett and Danforth Streets. Children named as follows: I. Charles H. Milliken^ b. May 23, 1858 ; m. Dec. 19, 1888, to Louisa Fuller, daughter of Capt. James Fuller of Mechanic Falls, Me., and has the management of the Poland Paper Co.'s plant at Mechanic Falls. - '' X CHARLES R. MILLIKEN, PORTLAND MAINE SETH M. MILLIKEN, NEW YORK CITY Tl/K J'OSTEKJTY ()/■ JOHN MJLI.IKEN. 39 II. Margaret Milliken*, b. Apr. :?o, i860; m. IIkn'ry T. Payson of Port- land, Me., June 30, 1883. and reside.'^ in that city. III. Elizabeth Freeman MlLI.IKEN^ b. May t6, 1S65; m. ^^ay, 1897, OwEM Smith, M.D., of Portland, Me., son of Dr. William Smith of Cornish, Me. 5. Seth M. Milliken' (3), fourth son of Josiah" (3), b. in Pohmd. Mc. Jan. 7, 1836; ni. in Doxrr, N.ll., ()(i. 14, 1874, Margaret Hill, daughter of Dr. Hill of that city, who d. Jan. 14, iSSo. She was the mother of three children, of whom more pre.senlly. ^Ir. Milliken first en<^aged in <;rist-millinji in Minot, Me. He then taught school at Mechanic Falls and in Poland, al)out one mile from his home. In May, 1856, he engaged in trade in Minot, Me., where he kei)ta va- riety of goods. He went to Portland in 1861, and went into the wholesale grocery business witli his brother-in law, Daniel W. True, under the firm name of "True & Milliken." In July, 1865, he engaged in the dry goods business under the title of "Deering, Milliken & Co.," and has continued in that relation until the present time, but gi\ing it little personal attention. He went to New York City in 1S67, and engaged in the dry goods commission business, in connection with the Portland house, and remains there, being identified with extensive manu- facturing establishments jn his native State, where he owns large woollen mills. Mr. Milliken is a man of remarkable foresight and business energy whose good judgment and judicious management have won success, and he is now a man of wealth residing in New York. His children, named as follows: I. Dr. Seth M. MILLIKEN^ b. July 23, 1875; now A. P., Yale '98, M.D. Columbia. II. Gerrish H. Milliken^, b. Aug. 17, 1877. Ph.B., Yale '98. m. Margaret L. Milliken^, b. Nov. 23, 1880. 6. George Milliken' (2), fifth son of Josiah" (3), b. Jan. 18, 1840. in Minot, Me.; was m. Sept. 28, 1864, to Henrietta A. Barbour, daughter of John and Cath- erine Barbour, of Portland, IVIc. He came to Portland in 1858, and entered the firm of Blake & Jones as clerk for ten years; then he changed and clerked for Milliken & Shaw. In 1868 he entered the partnership of W. & C. R. Milliken, where he remained until 1888, when he retired from that fiim and went into the commission business in Portland for himself, where he remained until his death, the title being "Milliken &: Co.'' He disi)la}cd the same foresight and business capacity exhibited so conspicuously by this remarkable family, and the result was marked success. He d. Aug. 8, 1899. Children as follows: I. Frank Barboxr MILLIKEN^ b. Oct. 9, 1867; m. Jan. 11, 1S99. to Min- nie Adella Waterman. He is a memljer and vice-])resident of the I'irm of Milliken-Tomlinson Co., wholesale grocers, Portland, Me., and posse.s.ses the business characteristics so conspicuous in his family. II. Georgietta Milliken'*, b. June 7. 1869; m. June 28, 1899, Melvin Cox Brandon. in. Alice Maud Milliken*, b. May 27, 1872; m. Oct. 20, 1898. to Joshua C. LiBBY. 7- Addle Milliken^ (1), youngest daughter of Josiah® (3), b. 1846, in Poland. Me.; was m. to Leonard Short, who was long a member of the firm of Loring, Short & Harmon, booLsellers, Portland, Me. He d. and she m. 2d. Sept. 17, 1902, John Torrence. 40 T/fj; POSTERITY OF JOHN MILLIKEN. \ >^"' CHILDREN OF JOHN AND ROSILLA COATES. (*r^ 1. Henry Milliken^ (1), eldest son of John*' (9), b. Sept. 9, 1830; m. Mary S. Marshall, b. in Springfield, Me., Jan. 19, 1837, and resided in Hancock, Me. He was in early life a captain of the militia; was justice of the peace for many years, and selectman for fourteen years before and during the Civil War. He d. MarrTO;-tSL84,_ag£d 77 years and 7 months. His wife d. Ju ne 29 , 18937 aged 8 3 years-and-T-^rronths. He was a man of superior executive ability and a very useful citizen whose moral character was above reproach. Seven children, named as follows: (\ I. John M. Milliken^, b. Nov. 17, 185I; m. Minnie A. Lewis of Spring- field, Me., daughter of Melcher and Theresy Lewis. II. Julia V. Milliken^, b. June 19, 1862; m. George B. Bridges. III. Elbridge Milliken®, b. Oct. 11, 1864; m. Agnes D. Wood, daughter of George and Mary Wood, Nov. 19, 1890; residence Ellsworth, Me. IV. Minerva W. Milliken^ b. June 7, 1867; m. Geo. W. Rich, now d. She fives at Isle au Haut, Me. V. Fred E. Milliken^, b. Oct. 3, 1872. Single. VI. Henry C. Milliken^, b. Jan. 19, 1875. Single. VII. Mary L. Milliken^ b. Sept. 3, 1880. 2. Susan S, Milliken' (4), eldest daughter of John^ (9), b. June 16, 1834, in Han- cock, Me.; was m. to Richard A. Heath of that town, Mar. 7, 1858, and resides in Hanover, Mass. Two children. He is d. 3. Mary E. Milliken^ (lO), second daughter of John^ (9),b. Mar. 14, 1840; was m. to James Evans of Lowefi, Mass., Aug. 6, 1866, and d. there May 17, 1893, leaving three children. 4. Elbridge M. Milliken^ (1), second son of John** (9), b. June i, 1842; d. Nov. 5, 1861, at Camp Grifhn, Lewinsville, Va. He was a soldier in Co. B, 6th Regiment Maine Volunteers. Unmarried. 5. Margaret A. Milliken^ (3), third daughter of John" (9), b. Aug. 25, 1844; was m. June 20, 1866, to J. Watson Young of Lamoine, Me., and had four children named as foUows: [Residence, Webster City, la.] 6. Martha W. Milliken^ ( ), fourth daughter of John^ (9), b. June 6, 1848; was m. Aug. 16, 1872, to William N. Bartlett of Lowell, Mass. Both d. 7. Rosillla Milliken^ ( ), fifth daughter of John" (9), b. Jan. 25, 1853; was m. Jan. 20, 1879, to George E. Norris of West Hancock, Me. Two children, now of Bar Harbor. CHILDREN OF THOMAS AND SALLY N. GODFREY. 1. Napoleon Milliken^ (1), eldest son of Thomas" (4); was drowned when but three years of age. 2. Alexander Milliken^ (1), second son of Thomas" (4), b. in 1835; d. in i860. 3. Josephine B. Milliken^ (1), eldest daughter of Thomas" (4), b. Feb. 22, 1839; was m. to William H. Jones. 4. Mary A. Milliken^ (11), second daughter of Thomas", b. Feb. 13, 1841. CHILDREN OF JOSEPH AND SUSAN M DUNNING. I. Benjamin F. Milliken' (3), eldest son of Joseph^ (3), b. June 15, 1852, at Wan- tage, N.J. He m. June 15, 1874, Lucy R. Navle; d. at Wellsboro, Pa., as a result of an injury to one of his Umbs by a falling bo.x, Nov. 7, 1890. He removed 77//-. yos/LA'/yy oj-' joinx milliken. 41 from Elmira, N.Y., to Wellsboro, in iS6g, and was for several years a clerk for L. A. Gardner, grocer, and, latterly, became one of the firm. He was also in the bakery and restaurant business. Was an Odd Fellow, and the members of his lodge attcndetl liis funeral in a body. He left one daughter, Sus.\N C. Milliken, b. Mar. 27, 1875, m. to Carrol A. Schmaud, Nov. 12, 1892. 2. Sarah E. Milliken^ (9), eldest daughter of Joseph" (3), b. Dec. 4, 1853, in Wantage, N.J.; was m. May 21, 1872, to Edwin H. W'atson, who d. Feb. 5, 1875, leaving a son ; and she was m. 2d, Apr. 22, 1877, ^o Harry Rella, by whom issue. 3. John E. Milliken' (13), second son of Joseph" (3), b. Jan. 11, 1856, in Horse- heads, N.Y., and d. Oct. 31, 1859, at Elmira, N.Y. 4. John H. Milliken^ (14), third son of Joseph" (3), b. Jan. 4. i860; m. Eliza H. CousE, Dec. 28, 1884, and was in 1894 residing in Sidney, N.Y., where he was engaged in the bakery and confectionery business. Two children. I. Joseph O. ^Iilliken**, b. Oct. 11, 18S5. n. Marjory M. Milliken^, b. Feb. 21, 1889. 5. Joseph H. Milliken'' (4), fourth son of Joseph" (3), b. Aug. 17, 1862, in Elmira, N.Y. ; m. Dec. 23, 1891, Nettie A. Hall, and was clerk in the ofTice of the Fall Brook Railroad Comj)any, at Newberry Junction, Pa. One son. I. Blair H. Milliken*, b. May 12, 1894. 6. Ulysses C. Milliken^ fifth son of Joseph" (3), b. May 25, 1865, in Elmira, N.Y. ; m. Oct. 5, 1887, Bertha M. Hazlet. He was killed by a railroad wreck at Sherwood's bridge, Wellsboro, Pa., Nov. 7, 1890. 7. Grace C. Milliken' (1), youngest daughter of Joseph" (3), b. Oct. 22, 1869, i^ Coming, N.Y. ; was m. Apr. 9, 1886, to Archibald J. Hazlet, and has issue. CHIKDREN OF NATHANTEL, AND FANNIE SMITH. (Born in Ellsworth, Me.) 1. Susan A. Milliken' (4), eldest daughter of Nathaniel'' (2), b. 2^Iar. 14, 1850; d. May 3, 1850. 2. Clara A. Milliken' (1), second daughter of Nathaniel" (2), b. April 14, 1853; was m. Sept. 9, 1873, to Frank DA\as of Ellsworth, Me., and had issue. 3. Frank H. Milliken' (3), eldest son of Nathaniel" (2). b. May 23, 1855; m. Jan. 2, 1884, Etta Drake of Stoughton, Mass., where he is engaged in merchandis- ing. Has one child. I. Edith G. ]\Iilliken^, b. Mar. 24, 1S87. 4. Elizabeth A. Milliken' (3), third daughter of Nathaniel" (2), b. Apr. 24, 1S57; d. May 28, 1857. 5. Sarah M. Milliken' (6), fourth daughter of Nathaniel" (2), b. June 5, 1858; was m. June 16, 1880, to Preston Chavis; 2d, May 23, 1894, to 11. I1A\'augh of Whitman, Mass. 6. Llewellen Milliken' (1), second son of Nathaniel" (2), b. Dec. 18, 1S59; d. Sept. 29, i860. 7. Fannie E. Milliken' (1), third daughter of Nathaniel" (2), b. Sept. 23, 1862; was m. Jan. 8, 1893, to Fred. Fowler, and hves in Stoughton, Mass. 42 THE POSTERITY OF JOHN MILL J KEN. 8. Ida A. Milliken' (1), fourth daughter of Nathaniel" (2), b. Apr. 28, 1866; was m. to Elbridge Hayward, and has issue. CHILD OF HON. JAMES AND LUCRETIA B. COFFIN. I. Dr. Charles J. Milliken^ (4), only son of James**, b. Aug. 24, 1843, i^ ^^^- chias, Me.; m. Oct. 22, 1879, Elizabeth M. Dolloff, b. July 26, 1851. He was a practising physician in Cherryfield, Me., for many years. Was much in- terested in the history of the Milliken family, and compiled the genealogy of his branch for "Saco Valley Settlements and Families" in 1894. He also paid for his father's portrait now in this work. Dr. Milliken d. End of John Milliken' s^ Posterity. 7 ?r-~i '^J-^-^-Ci-in -•i-tAVCi.:_^':»':i (■♦-?>Vi^.'_-'i_'M*^-r ^j ^o.^teritn of <^anuic(Hlillil;cn. ].__. .ri nn VT! ^birD feneration. Samuel Milliken'' (1), sixth son of John' (1), and Eli/ahcih Alj^'cr, was lja|}li/x'd in Bratile Street church, Boston, Mass., Sej)!. 21, 1701. Me m. Makth.a Fy- FiELD, Apr. 18, 1728. Another authority names his wife as Martha Dodge, of Rowley, Mass. He was admitted to the First Church in Scarborough. Me., by letter from a church in Boston, Sept. 17. 1732, the year after his removal to that town. He was a saddler l\v trade and carried on business in Boston, as old let- ters prove. He served in the French War, and on the return from Louisburg, in 1745, d. while singing a hymn of praise to God, his death being cau.sed bv " camp * fever." His house was near the corner of the Dunstan Landing road, and an old ajjjjle-tree long afterwards marked the spot. His widow was living there Mar. 22, 1764, and was keeping a tavern. The Scarborough records show that a |)arish meeting was called at the widow ]\Iartha Milliken "s. We subjoin some extracts from Samuel Milliken's letters. "York Sept. 25, 1731. To John Milliken Jr., living at the corner going down to Wentworth's wharf, Boston, Loving Brother, These with my hearty love to you and wife; duty to father and mother and love to Brother and sister Furness. Mr. Young and wife give their loves to you and desire you to get them 14 lbs. of good clean sugar and a cjuart punch Bowl; six galls of good West Indian Rum and a cjuart of Lime Juice. Saml MilHken." "York. Dec. 25, 1731. Loving Brother: These with my love to you and yours and duty to Father & mother and love to Brother & Sister Furness, hoping this will tind you all in health as I am thanks to Divine Goodne.ss. Brother Edward advises that he should come to Court. Wishing you a good journey hither, I remain Your Loving Brother Saml. Milliken." "York. April 25, 1732. Dear Brother: This day I heard from Dunston. The folks were all well day before yester- day & Co. & Co. Saml Milliken." /ourtb 6ener;ttion. CHILDREN OF SAMUEL AND MARTHA FYFIELD. T. Elizabeth Milliken' (4). eldest daughter of Samuel"' (1), b. Mar. 26, 1729; baptized in Boston, Mar. 30, 1729. No other mention. 2. Martha Milliken^ (2), second daughter of Samuel^ (1), b. in Boston, Sept. 16, 1 731; baptized Sept. 19; did not marry. 3. Jimima Milliken* (1), third daughter of Samuel^ (1), b. Apr. 10, 1734, in Scarbro, and d. in childhood. 4. Samuel Milliken^ (2), eldest son of Samuel'^ (1), b. July 8, 1736. in Scarbro, and d. when 18 years of age. 44 POSTERITY OF SAMUEL MILLIKEN. 5. John Alger Milliken"* (1), second son of Samuel^ (1), b. in Scarbro, Sept. 13, 1738; m. Abigail Smith of Truro (Cape Cod), Mass., and setded in his native town. He was a grantee of Trenton, Me. Six children, of whom with 5th gen- eration. 6. Jimima Milliken^ (2), fourth daughter of SamueP (1), b. Sept. 15, 1740, in Scarbro; was m. Jan. 5, 1764, to Simeon Fitts. 7. James Milliken"* (1), youngest son of Samuel^ (1), b. Nov. 7, 1742, in Scarbro; m. and had issue four sons (perhaps daughters), b. in Scarbro, viz.; — James D., Richard, Simeon, Ebenezer. He was styled "Shoemaker," in 1782. 4fifilj ^cneratioiT. ■ — ' o CHILDREN OF JOHN AND ABIGAIL SMITH. 1. Samuel Milliken-^ (3), eldest son of John^ (1), b. May 10, 1767; m. to Ann Andrews, Jan. 20, 1785, and had issue four sons, as will presently appear more at length. After his death his widow was m. to Nathaniel Milliken, the son of ' Edward, Esq., and had three more children. 2. Isaac Milliken' (1), second son of John* (1), b. Aug. 14, 1768; was drowned when a lad. 3. Capt. Alexander Milliken"' (1), third son of John* (1), b. in Scarbro, Me., July 17, 1771; m. Dec. 24, 1795, to Sally Munson Milliken, daughter of Robert, son of Nathaniel, and removed from his native town to Charleston, Me., where he owned a farm. He was for many years a seaman. Went privateering during the War of 181 2, on the ship "Fame," which was finally captured. He was afterwards postmaster at Frankfort, Me.; then, for 22 years, he was light- house keeper on Moosebec Island, off the Eastern Maine coast. Owned nearly all of this, and several outlying islands. Being an ardent Democrat, he lost his position. His first wife d. Feb., 1834, and was buried on the Island. Before 1838, he m. Michal Robbins, daughter of Joseph and Sally (Newbury) Robbins, who was born on Fox Island in 1811, and d. in Portland, Mar., 1876. He re- removed to Falmouth, Me., in 1850, and remained on his farm there until his death in 1855, aged 84 years. His son, now in Boston, says he joined the Free Masons in 1803, and was a Master when he died. He was a member of the Convention that met in Portland in 18 19, when the Constitution of Maine was framed. Captain Milhken had the coat-of-arms and a picture of Lady Hellen Marr, said to have been related to the family, displayed on the walls of his house, and his son, John F., well remembers of seeing them from his bed when a child. By his first wife he had five children; by his second wife, three, all b. in Jonesport, or on Moosebec Island. See 6th generation. 4. Dorcas Milliken'^ (1), eldest daughter of John'* (1), b. Dec. 20, 1773; was mar- ried to Alexander Leavitt in 1799. She d. leaving sons Thomas and Willia?n, both sea-captains. Wilham Leavitt, son of Thomas, was in the U. S. Navy during the Civil War as surgeon. Charles Leavitt, son of the first William, went to Cali- fornia. The wives of Thomas and WiUiam, sons of Dorcas MiUiken, were both from County Sligo, Ire. 5. Jimima Milliken' (3), second daughter of John* (1), b. Mar. 2, 1775; was m. to Alexander Leavitt, who had m. ist, her sister Dorcas. No issue. 6. Rachel Milliken^ (1), third daughter of John (1), b. June 4, 1777. CAPT. ALEXANDER MILLIKEN POSTER J TV OF SAMUEL MILUKEN. 45 .Si^-tb cOcncratioiT. CHILDREN OF SAMUEL AND ANN ANDREWS. 1. John Milliken" (2), eldest son of SamueP (3), b. in Scarbro; is said to have d. young. 2. Isaac Milliken" (2), second son of SamueP (3), b. in Scarbro, Apr. 2, 1785; m. to Bktsev lliGUT of same town and had issue Eliza Ann, Emily, and Isiiac,oi whom no particulars known. 3. Amos Milliken" (1), third son of Samuel'' (3), was b. in Scarbro, Me., Feb. 22, 1788; m. Nov. 18, 1809, to SALLf Milliken, the daughter of Nathaniel, and settled in Eaton, New Hampshire; also lived in Effingham, N.H. He was a blacksmith and farmer. Moved back to Saco in 1832, and settled on tiie .\ndrew McKenny farm; subsequently removed to the Jonathan McKenny farm where he kept tavern several years. He was of medium height, stooping, and of dark complexion. He d. Nov. 21, 1857. His wife d. Oct. 27, 1863. These had ten children, of whom with 7th generation. 4. Arthur Milliken" (1), fourth son of Samuel'^ (3), b. Aug. 25, 1789; m. Eiaza- BETH H.\YES, who d. in Schoharie, N.Y., May 19, 1833. He re.sided in Saco when first married, and moved to Troy, N. Y., between 1813 and 181 7, where he kept a hotel, remaining, with the exception of a short residence in Albany and Schoharie, until 1840, when he returned to Saco and married .\pphia Milliken, widow of Joseph Fogg. He was a blacksmith and of liim Isaac Milliken, after- wards mayor of Chicago, learned his trade. He d. on a farm in Buxton, Jan. 9, 1864. Had nine children by first wife, of whom with 7th generation. CHILDREN OF ALEXANDER AND SALLY MILLIKEN. 1. John Milliken" (3), eldest son of Alexander^ (1), b. in Scarbro, Me., Sept. 23, 1796; died young. 2. Capt. Alexander Milliken" (2), second son of Alexander^ (1), b. in Scarbro, Me., May 16, 1799; m. Sarah Pettengall Plummer, widow, daughter of David and Mehitable (Carl) Pettingal, descended in the 4th degree from Mary Milliken, wife of Robert Carll. Like his father, he was for many years a seaman. His last vessel was "The St. Mary's," built in a Portland shipyard, in which he sailed for 30 years. He Uved near where the old Grand Trunk R. R. Station stood, and d. in 1873. Issue as follows: I. Charles Alexander Milliken^ b. 1831; d. 1849. n. Sar.\h M.4RTHA W. MILLIKEN^ b. 1 834; d. 1 85 1. III. Mary Abby S. Milliken', b. 1836; m. Capt. James B. K. Hill* and is now living at Woodfords, Me. She had three children: (i) Elizabeth A. Hill, b. 1862; unm. (2) Charles I. Hill, h. 1864; d. 1868. (3) William P. T. Hill, b. 1867; m. Anna L. Clark. IV. John Alger MILLIKEN^ b. 1843; d- 1862, single. 3- Capt. Samuel Milliken" (4), third son of .Mexander' (1), b. in Scarbro, Me., Oct. 15, 1802. He also was a seaman and master mariner and was lo.st at sea. * Captain Hill was an Englishman, born in Kentish Town, London. He became a natu- ralized .\meriran citizen; entered the Revenue Ser\'ice during the Civil War and was first lieu- tenant. He died in 1868, at the age of 40. He was the voungcst of twelve children. His full name was "James Banks Kemps .Seymore Livingston Hill," — names of his uncles. 46 POSTERITY OF SAMUEL MILLIKEN. A great storm came on soon after he sailed from Portland and his shijj was never heard from. This was in 1830. He was not married. 4. Martha Milliken'' (3), only daughter of Alexander^ (2), b. in Scarbro, Me., Aug. 15, 1805. School teacher. She d. in Bangor, unmarried, before her father. 5. Charles Austin Milliken^ fourth son of Alexander^ (1), b. in Frankfort, Me., Apr. 27, 1808; was m. Sept. 2, 1842, at Brantford, Ont., Can., by Rev. Usher, to Emily Ann Wilkins, dau. of Richard Wilkins, a soldier of the 181 2 war, who was b. Aug. 20, 1818, in Montpelier, Vt., and was carried by her parents in 1819, to Rochester, N.Y., where they resided until 1834, when they removed to Canada. Mr. Milliken was educated partly at Gorham, Me. Lived in Portland, and en- gaged in mercantile business early in life. Failed the third year, but paid every dollar of his liabilities. Removed to Buffalo, N. Y., and went into business with Smith, Macy& Co., wholesale groceries, and shipping. He was captain of a steamer on the Lakes. After some 3'ears he went into the wholesale grocery trade on his own account. He removed to Canada in 1864. He d. Jan. 27, 1884, in Maiden, Mass., but was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Saco, Me. Mrs. Milliken, now an invalid, resides on Adams St., Biddeford, Me. Emily R. MiUiken (adopted), b. in 1851; m. in 1875 Francis J. Goodwin, son of Hon. John M. Goodwin of Biddeford, where they resided till 1884, when they removed to Maiden, Mass. She d. in 1899. 6. William Grey Milliken' (1), fifth son of Alexander' (2), b. in Frankfort, Me., June 2, 1810; was lost at sea with his brother Samuel in 1830, aged 20 years, and unmarried. 7. Isaac Hull Milliken" (3), sixth son of Alexander' (2), b. in Frankfort, Me., Sept. 24, 181 2; m. in Charleston, Me., to , and after her death removed to Kayson, Dodge Co., Kan. He had four sons, named as follows: I. Charles Austin Milliken'^, was in Co. C, 43d New York ^■olunteer regiment. Promoted to Brig.-General. He died of yellow fever in Galveston, Tex. II. Marcellus Milliken'^, was killed at Antietam. III. George Augustus Milliken^ lost a leg at Gettysburg. He was m. and had issue. IV. Clifford Milliken', of whom no information. 8. Rachel Jackson Milliken", daughter of Alexander^ (2), by 2d wife, was b. on Moosebec Island, near Jonesport, Me., in 1839, and d. unm. in 1893. 9. Louise Fenno Milliken'', second daughter of Alexander'' (2), by 2d wife, b. on Moosebec Island, near jonesport. Me., in 1842; m. John Mitchell in 1876. He d. in 1900. She survives (1904). One child, Rachel Hersom, b. 1877. 10. John Fairfield Milliken", only son of Alexander' (2), by 2d wife, 1). on Moos- ebec Island, near Jonesport, Me., Dec. 7, 1843; ^^'osed to the k)cal option law on the ground that it was wrong in j)rinciple, contending that if it was wrong to legalize the sale of liquor in any one city or town, as he believed it was, the State had no moral right to authorize its sale in any other city or town in the Commonwealth, though a majority of its citizens might l)e in faxor of the license law. After a time the cajjtain became convinced that the Republican party, as such, would do no more in the interests of temi)er- ance, and that temperance men could serve the cause better by working with the so-called third party, and he allied himself with the Prohibition party and hence- forth was one 7 I. Nettii; M. ^[rLLrKEN", b. May 15, 1872; m. Apr. 12, 1899, Albion R. Allex, superintendent of dveing in the Riverside Mills of tiie Ameri- can Woolen Co.. Proviilence, R.I. II. Louis Irving Milliken", b. Apr. 14, 1S74; d. July 29, 1874. III. Ruth M.\y Milliken", b. Mar. 16, 18S5. IV. David Eari.e Milliken", b. Jan. 13, 1891; d. June 21, 1893. V. Esther Violet ^Iilliken", b. May 13, 1897. 4- Almon Augustus Milliken^ (1), third son of David^ (1), was b. in Lcwiston, ;Me.. June 13, 1S54; was ni. Sept. i, 1898, to Emma I. Gowen. No children. Almon A. was made an overseer of the Lawrence Corporation in Lowell, ]Mass., in the early eighties, and held that position for several years, then taking a similar one in the mills at Jewelt City, Conn.; from there he went to Norwich and had charge of a dejiartment of the Ealls Company's Mills and was appointed superintendent of the Jackson Mfg. Co., at Nashua, N.H., in the fall of 1900, and is at the present time superintendent of those mills. Residence, Nashua, N.H. 5. Roscoe Smith Milliken" (1), fourth son of David^ (1), was b. in Saco, Me., Apr. 13, 1856; was m. Dec. 24, 1879, to Mary E. Perkins, and has two children, of whom presently. Roscoe S., after working a time in the mill, took a position in a store for a while ; afterwards returned to the mill and remained for a short time, then accepted a position as travelling salesman for a drug and dye firm and was on the road for several years; in the meantime, visiting Europe in the interests of his company and remaining there for about a year. In 18S6 he accepted a position as over- seer of dyeing of the Thorndike Co., at Thorndike, and remained there until after his father's death, when he was appointed dyer at the Palmer Mill, at Three Rivers, to succeed his father. From there he went to Lawrence as overseer of dyeing on the Everett, and after remaining there about two years was appointed superintendent of the Pemberton Co., serving about two years in that capacity, when he was made superintendent of the Nashua Mfg. Co., at Nashua, N.H., which position he now holds. Mr. Millikcn resides in Nashua, N.H. Issue as follows : I. Jennie Pearl Milliken^, b. Aug. 28, 1885. II. Hazel M.^^y Milliken^, b. Oct. 25, 1890. 6. William Lee Milliken^ (2), fifth son of David^ (1), was b. Apr. 25, 1859, and d. Sept. 4, 1859. 7. Frank Arthur Milliken** (1), si.xth son of David^ was b. Nov. 29, i86i,and d. Feb. 5, 1S62. 8. Jennie Milliken^ (1), second daughter of David' (1), was b. June 11, 1863, and d. Aug. 18, 1863. 9. (Infant) Milliken^ (2), seventh son of David' (1), was b. Mar. 30, 1869, and d. May 27, 1869. Note. — The sons of David Milliken, James I. and Roscoe S., were born in Saco, and Almon A. in Lewiston, Me. They went with their parents to Illinois when they were little boys, and of course attended the public schools there, and, returning to New England in 1865, went to school in both Maine and Massachusetts, also attending Monson Academy at Monson, Mass., and the two younger, Almon and Roscoe, also going to Limerick Academy, Limerick, Me., for a time, .\fter leaving school, they went to work in the mill, spending con- siderable time in the various departments with a view of learning something of cotton man- ufacturing. They are business men, and have been reasonably successful in whatever they have undertaken, and have the respect of the community in which they live. 58 POSTERITY OF SAMUEL MILLIKEN. CHILDREN OF REV. ABRAM AND ROSE ■WOODMAN. 1. Augustine Woodman Milliken** (2), eldest son of Abram^ (1), d, at the age of 23 years. Buried in West Derby, Vt. 2. Edward B. Milliken* (1), second son of Abram^ (1), m. Nov. 4, 1893, to Elsie Maria Warriner, daughter of Andrew and Sarah Jane (Wood) Warriner, of Palmer, Mass. He is overseer in the dyeing department of the Nashua Manufacturing Co., Nashua, N.H., where he resides. Children as fol- lows : I. Blanche W. Milliken^, b. Dec. 4, 1893. 11. James R. Milliken'', b. Oct. 24, 1895. ni. Bertha M. Milliken**, b. June 27, 1897. CHILDREN OF ALMA AND HARRIETi LEE. 1. William Lee Milliken^ (3), son of Alma^ (1), b. at Paw Paw, Mich., Feb. 5, i860, and d. at Bangor, Mich., aged 18 years and 6 months. He was a young man of exemplary character. 2. Harriet Jane Milliken* (1), daughter of Alma^ (1), b. at Laconia, N. H., Aug. II, 1862; was m. Oct. 25, 1882, to Frederick Mason Young, at Bangor, Mich., and resides at Crete, Neb. Contractor and builder by trade. I Ilostcritn af (!-t)foarb IHlHihcn. (L'biiL) (!uncration. Edward Millikeiv' (1), ei2;hth son of John^ (1), and Elizabeth Alger, was baptized at the Braille Street church, Boston, Mass., July 6, 1706, and settled in Scar- borough (District of Maine), on the Dunstan lands, in 1729. He m. Abigail Norman.* Was admitted to the First Church in Scarb()r()u' of Boston. The records show that John and .Abigail Mulberry had children as follows: John, b. 1673; Abi- gail, b. 1680; Susanna, b. 1684; Robert, h. 1686; Sarah, h. 1689; Benjamin, h. 1691; Joseph, b. 1695. .\bigail Norman Milliken had a son named John Mulberry, a son Benjiimin, and a daughter Susanna; names in this Mulberry family. MoSES N0RM.A.N was an innkeeper in Boston, 1727. An.\ Norman continued the business there in 1728. Richard Nok.man was at Marblehead, 1679 and 1681. John Norman, son of Richard and Abigail (Roper) Nor- man, died in 171 3, aged 76. 60 POSTER I TV OF EDWARD M/LLIR'EN. ' he traded, on the Dunstan Landing road. He was an owner of lands in Rowley- Canada (now near Nashua, N.H.), which had been granted to soldiers, or heirs of soldiers, who had served in the Canada expedition of 1696; but when the boundary line between Massachusetts and New Hampshire was run out and established, these lands were found to have been in the latter province, and he, with other petitioners, was granted, in 1761, a township seven miles square, east of the Saco River, in lieu of that of which they had been dispossessed. He was one of three who proceeded to lay out the township named " Pondicherry," now Bridgton, Me., and on presenting a plan of the same to the General Court they obtained confirmation of said grant, June 25, 1765. Finding the timber on these lands too remote from a market, Benjamin Milliken sold out his share and invested in lands adjoining other lands owned by him on Union River, and made that locality the seat of his lumbering business. He had lost his lands and other property in Scarborough by foreclosure of a mortgage held by Wheelwright & Althrope of New York, and in 1764 made Trenton his headquarters. He was granted a mill privilege there with timber lands adjoining, and with his wife and daughter and thirty men went down in a vessel owned by Ephraim Dyer, and built a saw-mill on a small stream that empties into Union River. The condi- tion of his grant required him to have his mill fi^t for service within six months from the date, Aug. i, 1764, and as it was raised between Sept. 2 and Oct. 12 of that year, he evidently fulfilled his contract. In his deposition, given in 1796, Ephraim Dyer testified that he carried down about four hundred pounds' worth of provisions and other stores; that he re- mained and helped the Millikens near a fortnight, during which time the men made use of his vessel to live in until they had built a house. This " house" was but a rude camp built against a huge bowlder named by an early surveyor the "Punch Bowl; " and a daughter of Benjamin Milliken, then only fourteen years of age, afterwards Mrs. Lord, cooked the first meal ever prepared by a white woman in the township. As there were thirty-two workmen employed on the mill, a large quantity of food must have been consumed; and as Ephraim Dyer said two women went down from Scarborough in the vessel with the builders, it has been assumed that one of them was the mother of the maid who first put the kettle on ; but the rec- ords prove that this was not the fact, for her father married Elizabeth Banks in 1754, only ten years before the mill was built, and would not have had a daughter by her fourteen years 0} age at that time. Abigail Milliken, daughter of Sarah Smith, Benjamin's first wife, was b. in 1750, and was just fourteen when the mill was erected, and if the statements and dates are correctly given, — and there are excellent authorities to verify them, — this daughter was the first to prepare food in Trenton, now Ellsworth. This first saw-mill built by the Millikens — for Thomas of Boston was part owner — was unwisely situated, proved almost a failure, was called the " Folly Mill," and was soon abandoned. Afterwards they built a double saw-mill on another water power, and there the Millikens carried on their lumber business successfully many years. They owned vessels, and shipped much of the manu- factured lumber to Connecticut and sold it. As Benjamin Milliken had expressed Tory sentiments, and as feeling was running high when the Revolutionary \\'ar broke out, fearing for his own and the safety of his family, he was persuaded by his friends to join the British at Castine. He subsequently removed to New Brunswick, and on Aug. 12, 1784, with about POSTERITY OF JiJ)irAA'JJ MJLIJKEN. 61 one hundred others, known as the " Penobscot Association Loyalists," received two grants of land from the i^overnnicnt. Their town grant comprised the town plot of St. Andrew's, the now famous summer resort; and tiieir farm lots under separate grants included several tracts extending from Bocabec westerly along the coast to St. Stephen, with an additional tract on the St. Croix River above what is now Milltown. Mis son, Benjamin Milliken Jr., received a lot in the same grant; the numbers of these lots w^ere, respectively, 129 and 131, fronting on the St. Croix River, about one mile east of the present town of St. Stephen. Shortly after these lands were granted he left St. Andrew's and went to a place ten miles westward, on the shore of St. Andrew's Bay, called Bocabec. Here he built a house, the cellar of which is still visible, and a shipyard, where he built vessels, the remains of which may now be seen. Here he passed the remainder of his eventful life, and here his grave is pointed out in a lot where some members of his family were buried. \M'ien we contemplate the history of this man we are moved to feelings of pity, for the unconquerable courage and unfaltering spirit of enterprise displayed by him in the vicissitudes he experienced were worthy of greater success than he achieved. He must have been a person possessed of great will -force and exhaust- less resources, for, undismayed, he grappled with formidable obstacles which he either outflanked or overcame. He was invested with an ample supply of that kind of stuff, of which, under proper opportunities, great generals are made; and had he espoused the cause of the colonists as warmly as did some of his kindred, he would have won his epaulets in our struggle for independence. But he was not, unfortunately for him, on the winning side. His estates in Maine were con- fiscated, and he was, evidently, comparatively poor when, in the British Dominion, he began the ''struggle for existence" the third time. He was a pioneer of old Scarborough, a pioneer on Union River and the founder of Ellsworth, and a pioneer adventurer of St. Andrew's. Many misleading statements concerning this lion-hearted man and his chil- dren ha\e been circulated, and famil}- tradition was far astray; but we have de- rived our data principally from authentic sources and from an intelligent member of the Milliken family living in New Brunswick who has visited the neighbor- hood of his last earthly home, his grave, and copied from his old Bible the rec- ords of his family; hence we are enabled to present in connected form the salient features in the history of one about whose motives and conduct there has been much speculation. He has been called "Royalist Ben," "Tory Ben," and "Runaway Ben; " but on good authority we are ready to assume that Benjamin Milliken was a man of noble impulses and superior moral character, who was impelled to make the sacrifices he did from what was, to him, principle, and his expatriation showed him to have been a loyal Royalist. The names of his chil- dren will appear with the 5th generation. 3. Joseph Milliken* (1), third son of Edward^ (1), and Abigail Norman, baptized in Scarbro, May 29, 1723; m. May 17, 1750, to Sarah Foster, daughter of Ben- jamin Foster of said town, and a sister of Col. Ben. Foster of Machias, Me. He was a grantee of Trenton on Union River in 1763. By his first wife he had five children; and by his second, whose maiden name was Berry, he had nine chil- dren, of whom with 5th generation. 4- Abigail Milliken^ (1), eldest daughter of Edward^ (1), b. May 29, 1731: was m. May 26, 1747, to Col.- Benjamin Foster, afterwards of Machias. He m. a second wife. 62 POSTERITY OF EDWARD MILLIKE N. « 5. William Milliken'' (1), fourth son of Edward^ (1), was baptized in Scarbro, May 10, 1734. He probably d. in childhood, as I find no more mention. 6. Daniel Milliken* (1), fifth son of Edward^ (1), was baptized in Scarbro, Mar. 10, 1734. No other information. 7. Edward Milliken'* (2), sixth son of Edward^ (l),was b. in Scarbro, Mar. 5, 1733-4. He m. May 23, 1754, to Elizabeth Harmon in the same town. He was a grantee of Trenton, Me., in 1763. He lived on the homestead farm in his native town, where he remained until about 1805, when he removed to Buxton and lived with his son Nathaniel until his death, about 1812. He was buried in an old graveyard on the fence line which now divides the farms of Henry Hill and Henry Hews. He was called "Skipper Ned," and was, I suppose, in early life, a seaman. His family consisted of eleven children, of whom with 5th gen- eration. 8. Susanna Milliken" (1), second daughter of Edward^ (1), wasb. in Scarbro, Sept. 30, 1736; was m. July 3, 1752, to Samuel Boothby of the same town, and had children named as follows: I. John Boothby, b. Feb. 21, 1753; m. Nov. 24, 1773, to Elizabeth Mil- liken of Scarbro, who d. Nov. 27, 1833, the mother of eight children, one of whom was Rev. John Boothby of Saco. II. Eunice Boothby, b. Mar. 10, 1755; m. May 2, 1776, to. Joseph Mer- rill. She d. in Livermore, Me., Jan. 13, 1813. III. Susanna Boothby, b. Mar. 10, 1757; single. 9. John Mulbery Millikeii" (1), seventh son of Edward^ (1), b. in Scarbro, June 7, 1739; m. Sarah Simonton, and lived in his native town. He was known as "Mulbery Milliken," being named, we assume, for some of the Boston Mul- berys,* who were connected with the Norman and Milliken families. Capt. Mulbery Milliken had command of a vessel in 1774. He carried a cargo of lum- ber to Salem for Mr. King, and on his own responsibility took out a license from some authority there and carried the lumber to Boston, it being wanted there to build barracks for the British troops, and sold it at a good price. He was the father of a large family, of whom more with 5th generation. 10. Rebecca Milliken"* (1), third daughter of Edward^ (1), b. in Scarbro, Nov. 14, 1741; was m. to George Coolbroth, 1762, with whom she eloped on snow- shoes, climbing from her bedroom window, and was disinherited by her father for so doing. She lived to be more than one hundred years of age, and often re- lated her romantic adventures to her grandchildren, advising them not to do as she had done. She was the mother of twelve children, and her descendants are very numerous. I. Samuel Coolbroth, b. Aug. 14, 1763; d. in infancy. II. Samuel Coolbroth, b. Nov. 26, 1764; m. Mary Avery, Oct. 7, 1784, and lived in Scarbro. * The following record was found in Boston, and from the dates and correspondence in names we believe they were related to the Norman and Milliken families: 1. John, b. in 1673. 2. Abigail, b. in 1682. 3. Susanna, b. in 1684. 4. RoHERT, b. in 1686. \- Children of John and Abigail Mulberry. 5. Sarah, b. in 1689. 6. Benjamin, b. in 1691. 7. Joseph, b. in 1695. POSTERITY OF EDWARD MILLIKKN. 03 ni. Abigail Coolbrotu, b. Feb. 15, 1767; m. to Joski-h Coolbroth, June 19, 1785, and lived in Porter, Me. IV. Lkmuel Cooi.brotii, b. Sept. 16, 1769; m. Hannah Davis, Mar. 15, 1793; livin<5 in 1850, aged 8r. V. George Coolbroth, b. Sept. 7, 1771. VI. Rebecca Coolbroth, b. Dec. 10, 1773; m. John Rice. VII. ^rn.BERY Coolbroth, b. Jan. 17, 1776; d. in infancy. VIII. Ml i.bery Coolbroth, b. Sept. 23, 1778. IX. Joseph Coolbroth, b. Dec. 21, 1780; m. Mary and had eight chil- dren b. in Scarbro. X. Be.xjamin Coolbroth, b. May 6, 1783; m. Catherine Libby, Feb. 7, 1813, then of Durham, Me. XI. S.\LLY Coolbroth, b. May 7, 1787; d. in infancy, xn. S.^LLY Coolbroth, b. June 7, 1789. 11. Rachel Milliken* (1), fourth daughter of Edward^ (1), b. in Scarbro, June 16, 1744; J- Ji-iiy 11^ 1746. 12. Lemuel Milliken'' (1), eighth son of Edward^ (1), wash, in Scarbro, in 1745; m. Jan. 18, 1770, to Phebe Lord, and had no less than eight children born to him, I do not know his place of residence; it was in Scarborough. 13. Samuel Milliken* (1), ninth son of Edward^ (1), was b. in Scarbro, Feb. 14, 1746; m. Susanna Beals in that town, Oct. 31, 1769. She was b. in the fort between York and Kittcry, Sept. 14, 1751, and d. at Mt. Desert, Me., Jan. 18, 1852. He d. there July 26, 1841. His name appears as a grantee on Union River, where he settled about 1765; he removed to Pretty Marsh in 1783. He was a pioneer on Mt. Desert Island, and was known and honored by all who knew him. Bold to speak the truth, he is said to have offended evil-doers; but even his enemies, if such he had, respected him for his staunch manhood. He and his estimable companion were of the old-fashioned stamp, somewhat quaint in appearance on pubhc occasions, but by all respectable persons they were treated with deference and poUteness. This world would be much better with more of this kind of inhabitants. By this union there were tAvelve children, of whom with 5th generation. 14. Jeremiah Milliken* (1), tenth son of Edward^ (1), was b. in Scarbro, Nov. 6, 1751 ; m. to Sarah Lord of that town June 3, 1771, and lived near his birth- place. It has been written that this Jeremiah Milliken settled on Union River, in Eastern Maine ; but the births of his children, of whom with 5th generation, were recorded in Scarbro. /iftb ('feneration. CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN AND "WIVES. 1. Mary Milliken'^ (1), eldest daughter of Benjamin* (2), b. in Scarbro, Sept. 17, 174S; was m. to her cousin John Smith of Scarbro. 2. Abigail Milliken* (2), second daughter of Benjamin* (2), b. in Scarbro, Sept. 29, 1750; was m. to Capt. Isa.ac Lord, and lived on Union River. She was fond of telling her children and others, that she was the first white woman to cook a meal in Ellsworth, of which her father was the founder. She was wont to say that the back of her fireplace was a " punch-bowl," meaning the great bowlder so- called, against which the fiire was built. She d. in Surry, Me., May 10, 1838, aged 64 POSTERITY OF EDWARD MILLIKEN. 88. There have been several Norman Lords in Eastern Maine, who were prob- ably her descendants. Thus the name of the Norman family was perpetuated. 3. Susanna Milliken* (2), third daughter of Benjamin* (2), was b. in Scarbro, July 10, 1752. 4. Benjamin Milliken^ (3), eldest son of Benjamin* (2), was b. in Scarbro, May 15. 1754, and d. young. 5. Sarah Milliken^ (1), fourth daughter of Benjamin* (2), was b. in Scarbro, Jan. 24, 1756; was m. to Capt. Zachary Tarbox of the Biddeford family, and sur- vived but one year after her marriage, dying in Ellsworth, Me. Her daughter left a manuscript history of that town, now possessed by Mrs. E. C. Milliken of Boston, from which some data was copied. 6. Joseph Milliken^ (2), second son of Benjamin* (2), was b. in Scarbro, Nov. 10, 1758; m. , and settled in Surry, Me.; but as the early records of that town were destroyed by fire, the births of his numerous family of children could not be found. There was, however, an old Bible containing such record, and it may still be in the possession of his descendants. Advertising in the "Ameri- can " of Ellsworth, and diligent search by correspondence, have proved unsuc- cessful. Miss Jellison, in her History of Ellsworth, says he married and had "an obscure family" in the neighborhood of that town; but we fail to see the appro- priateness of her statement, for he had a quiver well filled with sons, whose pos- terity, now scattered from their cradle-town to the Pacific slope, are of intelligence and good character. His sons were named John, Benjamin, Daniel, Jesse, and Dominicus, of whom more with 6th generation. 7. Elizabeth Milliken* (1), fifth daughter of Benjamin* (4), was b. in Scarbro, Dec. 10, 1760, and was the second wife of Capt. Zachary Tarbox, who was lost at sea, leaving her with three small children. 8. Benjamin Milliken^ (4), third son of Benjamin* (2), was b. in Scarbro (?), Jan. 9, 1763; m. Lucy Banks, and settled at the mouth of the river below Ells- worth. Miss Jellison, in her manuscript history, says his father left two children by his second wife at Ellsworth, one of whom was this Benjamin; but he prob- ably went to the Province of New Brunswick, for I find record of a grant of land to him, of equal date of his father's grant, at St. George, N.B. I have no reason to think that he settled there. The old Bible containing his family record — if such there was — has been lost sight of; and as the early town registers of Ells- worth were destroyed, we cannot find the dates of births, marriages, and deaths. He had six sons and five daughters, of whom with 6th generation. 9. Ellas Milliken'' (1), fourth son of Benjamin* (2), was b. in Scarbro (?), Aug. 24, 1765; was m. to Mary Patten, of Scotch-Irish extraction, in 1786, when in Maine. She d. May 19, 1835. He m. 2d, a Mrs. Dunham, by whom no issue. His death occurred June 22, 1846, at the age of 81 years. His early manhood was spent in Stetson, Penobscot Co., Me., where he continued his residence until 1817, when he removed to Ohio, and thence to Dearborn Co., Ind. He was a man of unwearied energy and industry, who braved many dangers and passed through many trying experiences in pioneer days in the West. As the mediums of communication were inadequate between the East and West at that early day, Ehas and his family became isolated from their kindred, and for many years were lost sight of, and only vague family traditions existed to guide rOSTERJTY OF EDHAKD MJLUKEA. f,-) the compiler of this genealo,u;y in liis search for his posterity. After mucli ad- vertising through the Western newspapers and an extensive correspondence, the family were found, and the records assembled as herein produced. These Milli- kens have developed characteristics conspicuous in the Eastern jjranches, and have held the confidence and esteem of their fellow-citizens. Elias and Alary had thirteen chiklren, of whom with 6th generation. ID. Phebe IVIilliken^ (1), fifth daughter of Benjamin^ (2), b. Aug. 30, 1767; was m. to Capt. Robert Varden, an Englishman, and went with him to his native land, where a daughter was born and christened. They returned to New Bruns- wick, however, and settled near her father, at Bocabec, where the old Varden mansion stands to-day. The location is known as Varden's Point. Here they d. and were buried. A somewhat romantic story is told about this Phebe Milli- ken. Her husband was an officer in the British navy during the Revolution, and while at Castine became enamored of this daughter of Benjamin Alilliken, then living in her father's family there. At one time he went on shore to visit her, leaving his vessel in care of a subordinate, and for neglect of duty was cashiered and lost his commission. But he proved loyal to his lady-love, and in due time became her husband. Miss Jellison, in her manuscript history of Ellsworth, calls Airs. Warden Eiiplicmia, but that name is not in the family record found in Benjamin Alilli- ken's Bible. Others have said Capt. Varden m. Rachel Alilliken, but she was not b. until Alay 15, 1775. Phebe Alilliken Varden had eleven children, named as follows: I. Harriet Childs Varden, b. in London, Eng., Aug. 17, 1784; was m. to John Baldwin of St. George, N. B. She was named for an aunt, Harriet Childs, who, tradition saith, remarked at the time, "Name the child for me, and she shall be my heiress." "The money," con- tinues tradition, "was left for this godchild, but she did not receive it." She was the mother of three sons and one daughter. n. Francis AI. Varden, b. in New Brunswick, B.N.A., Nov. 27, 1785; m. James AIunroe. in. Phebea Varden, b. in New Brunswick, B.N. A., Jan. 3, 1787. IV. AIary V.arden, b. in New Brunswick, B.N. A., Apr. 20, 1791. V. Susan Varden, b. in New Brunswick, B.N.A., Jan. 30, 1793. VI. Emma Varden, b. in New Brunswick, B.N. A. vn. Anne Varden, b. in New Brunswick, B.N. A., July 30, 1799. Vin. Elizabeth Varden, b. in New Brunswick, B.N. A., June 20, 1789. rx. Robert Buffington Varden, b. in New Brunswick, B.N.A., Feb. 10, 1802, and settled on a farm in the township of Pickering, County of Ontario, Ont., Can., 20 miles west of Toronto, in 1840, the land adjoining his brother's homestead, and the place 'was subsequently known as Brunswick Hill. Here he remained the residue of his days, and was buried in Brunswick Hill churchyard. X. Thomas Wyre Varden, b. in New Brunswick, B.N.A., Alay 6, 1805; m. Harriet H.awkins (b. in New Brunswick, Alay 14, 1810), Nov. 12, 1825. Air. Varden settled in Pickering Township, County of Ontario, Province of Ontario, twenty miles west of Toronto, Can., in 1840, and remained on his farm during the balance of his life. The locality was know-n as Brunswick Hill after the settlement there of the \'ardens. 66 POSTERITY OF EDIVARJ) MILLIKEN. Thomas d. at Bangor, Ont., Oct. 14, 1870, and was buried in Bruns- wick Hill churchyard. There were eight children. XI. N.ANCY MiLLiNGTON Varden, b. in New Brunswick, July 17, 1809. Dr. Thomas Wyre Varden, of Gait, Ont., has an old morocco wallet that belonged to his great-grandfather, bearing in gilt letters this inscription : " Jonah Varden. At The Doublet. Thames Street, 1754." This was in London. Robert Varden, son of Robert, who was a son of Capt. Robert Varden, has in his possession a coat-of-arms that was borne by his ancestors, described as follows: "The Varden crest is a falcon holding a serpent in its beak." This family was of French origin. 11. Dorcas Milliken'' (1), sixth daughter of Benjamin* (2), wash, on Union River, Apr. 9, 1769; wasm. to William Hanson, "ship-sparmaker," in 1789. He carried on his business at St. Andrew's, N. B. When she was dying, and many of her family were standing around her bed, she asked them all to read the 37th Psalm and the 8th chapter of Romans. These had seven children, named as follows: I. Sarah Hanson, b. July 31, 1791; m. James Haley, a farmer, in 1810, and lived at Bocabec until 1814, when they removed to the township of Pickering, Ont., Can., where she d. in Feb., 1881, aged 89 years. II. Benjamin Milliken Hanson, b. in 1793; m. Nancy Hanson, and moved to Fredericton, N. B., where she d. at the age of 84. He was a lumberman. HI. Robert Varden Hanson, b. Feb. 19, 1795; m. Precilla Knight, and lived at St. John, N. B., where he carried on a lumbering and mercantile business. He d. at Carlton, aged 84 years. IV. DoMiNicus Milliken Hanson, b. 1796; was a lumberman near Fredericton, N. B., where he d., aged 89 years. V. William Hanson, m. Hannah Hancock, and moved to West Constant, United States. He was a lumberman. He d. at Furgus Falls, aged 82. VI.' Rachel Hanson, m. David Turner, farmer, and d. at St. John, N. B., aged 79 years. VII. Betsey Hanson, m. Luvigny ?, and d. in Maine, " upwards of 80." 12. Norman Milliken^ (1), fifth son of Benjamin* (2), was b. in Trenton, now Ellsworth, Me., July 11, 1771; m. Miss Susanna Walton of New Brunswick, sister of the late Joseph Walton of St. Andrew's, and lived at Bocabec, a locality to which he had gone with his father when a lad. He left the British Province, however, in 1803, and for about two years resided in Pennsylvania; probably in Philadelphia. Returning to Bocabec in 1805, he removed to Little York, now Toronto, in Upper Can., and was there engaged in milling. He had charge of the first lumber-mills operated in the township of Markham, then known as the " German Mills." He afterward purchased a share in a mill at Markham vil- lage (then called Reeseville for local families of that name), but soon exchanged this property for land designated "Lot number i in Concessional number 5," in the county of York and township of Markham, containing two hundred acres. Here he engaged in farming, and founded his permanent home, and here he d. Feb. 2, 1843. His wife d. in 1848. To them were born twelve children, of whom with 5th generation. 13. Dominicus Milliken'' (1), sixth son of Benjamin* (2), was b. in Trenton or Ellsworth, Me., Mar. i, 1773, and d. in infancy. rOSTEKITY 01- EDWARD MJLLJKEN. {\1 14. Rachel Milliken" (2), seventh dau«(hter of Benjamin^ (2), \). in Trenton, Me., May 15, 1775; was m. to Orange Seeley, a brotlier of Stewart Seeley, and had issue. Descendants are said to be hvinp; in New lirunswick, Ijut they do not reply to my inquiries. 15. Dominicus Milliken' (2), seventh son of Benjamin^ (2), was b. in Trenton or Ellsworth. Me., June 15, 1777; m. Mary Nash, Dec. 15, 1796, and settled at St. George, N.B., where he carried on an extensive lumber and ship-building business, and owned large plants of real estate consisting of mill pro])erty, ship- yards, wharves, stores, and a large tract of farming-land. He was a man of great business enterprise and sterling worth. His death occurred Dec. 12, 1838, at the age of 61 years. There were five children, of whom with 6th generation. 16. Rebecca Milliken^ (2), eighth daughter of Benjamin'' (2), was b. Aug. 15, 1779; was m. to Stewart Seelye, and lived at St. George, N.B. 17. Charlotte Milliken'' (1), ninth daughter of Benjamin* (2), was b. June 21, 1781 ; was never ni. 18. Joanna Milliken"' (1), tenth daughter of Benjamin* (2), b. June 3, 1783; was m. in 1806, to William Clark, and resided in Eastport, Me., where she d. Her children's names as follows: I. John Clark, b. Aug. 27, 1807; d. in 1820, aged 13. II. Benjamin Clark, b. July 9, 1809. ui. Nancy H. Clark, b. Aug, 25, 1811; m. Edward Marshall, in East- port, Me. ^y^ IV. William Alfred Cl.ark, b. Apr. 17, 1814; d. Aug. 28, 18^5. I i f L V. Susanna Clark, b. Oct. 26, 1816; m. Bradford Bixby. VI. Joseph Clark, b. July 30, 1818; drowned Sept. 13, 1842. vn. Phebe Clark, b. Aug. 20, 1820; m. Robert Halsy, and settled in California. VIII. Mary Ann Clark, b. Jan. 7, 1823; d. June 3, 1865. IX. Dominicus Clark, b. Oct. 2, 1825; m. Annie E. Whipple of St. John, N.B., about 1854. He committed suicide by hanging in his barn, some 18 years ago; his wife d. fourteen years ago. He w^as a carpenter. Three children, two sons and a daughter. X. Maria Clark, b. about 1827; m. Albert E. Brown, and removed to California. CHILDREN OF JOSEPH AND SARAH FOSTER. I. Rachel Milliken'' (3), eldest daughter of Joseph* (1), b. in Scarbro, INfe., June 16, 1752 ; was m. May 4, 1769, to John Foss of Saco. They lived on the Portland road where Little River crosses that highway. She d. in Sept., 1836. He d. Apr. 31, 1833, aged 87. The farm has since been divided and sold to several persons. John Milliken, son of Ira, lives on a part of this land. Children named as follows: I. Rachel Foss, b. May 30, 1770; m. Xath.wiel Scammon (b. Sept. 2, 1767; d. June 6, 1849), -^"g- i» 1789- She d. Jan. 11, 1847, ag^ You have seen her fair head bowed Thrice beneath a bloody cloud; Thrice triumphant, wear the crown Of a (ianj^cr l)attlc