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Phillip Miles

Phillip Miles

Male 1730 - Bef 1779  (< 49 years)

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  • Name Phillip Miles  [1] 
    Birth 1730  St. Mary's County, MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Bef 10 Feb 1779  Nelson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    John Miles, Jr.,   b. Bef 1672, St. Mary's County, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1727, St. Mary's County, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 55 years)  (Grandfather) 
    Elizabeth Gardiner,   b. 1707, Chaptico, St. Mary's County, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1772, Chaptico, St. Mary's County, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I6566  1665 GOUGH/GOFF (US-MD-STM/US-VA-LOU) I-Y6902-A
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2023 

    Father John Miles, III,   b. 1707, St. Mary's County, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 14 Mar 1761, St. Mary's County, MD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 54 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Gardiner,   b. 1707, Chaptico, St. Mary's County, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1772, Chaptico, St. Mary's County, MD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 1727  Chaptico, St. Mary's County, MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1604  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eleanor O'Bryan,   b. 1746, St. Mary's County, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1806, Nelson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 1770  St. Mary's County, MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Henry "Harry" Miles,   b. 1771, St. Mary's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1839, Nelson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    ▻ Ann Lancaster  m. 7 Nov 1797;   Ann McAtee  m. 1 Nov 1824

    ▻ Ann Lancaster  m. 7 Nov 1797;   Ann McAtee  m. 1 Nov 1824
     2. Catherine Miles,   b. 29 Mar 1773, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jun 1847, Marion County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    ▻ John B. Lancaster  m. Abt 4 May 1789

    ▻ John B. Lancaster  m. Abt 4 May 1789
     3. John Barton Miles,   b. 6 Jul 1775, Probably Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1854, Marion County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 80 years)
    ▻ Sarah Ann Howard  m. Aft 1795;   Rose _______

    ▻ Sarah Ann Howard  m. Aft 1795;   Rose _______
     4. Joseph Miles,   b. Aft 1775, St. Mary's County, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1795, Perry County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 20 years)
    ▻ Ann Wathen  m. Aft 1795

    ▻ Ann Wathen  m. Aft 1795
     5. Dorothy Miles,   b. Between 1776 and 1780, St. Mary's County, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1820, Nelson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
    ▻ John Johnson  m. 13 Dec 1801

    ▻ John Johnson  m. 13 Dec 1801
     6. Monica Miles,   b. Abt 1782, St Mary's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1816, Washington County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 33 years)
    ▻ Basil Mattingly  m. 7 Jan 1801

    ▻ Basil Mattingly  m. 7 Jan 1801
    Family ID F2885  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2023 

  • Notes 
    • 1 Philip Miles b: Bet. 1734 - 1748 in St. Mary's Co., MD d: Bef. February 10, 1789 in Nelson Co.,KY +Eleanor O'Bryan b: Abt. 1746 in St. Mary's Co., MD m: 1770 in St. Mary's Co., MD d: 1806 in Nelson Co., KY Father: Henry O'Bryan Mother: Monica Ford
      2 Joseph Miles
      2 William Miles
      2 Priscilla Miles b: 1762 d: December 12, 1849
      +Thomas Osborne Father: Thomas Osborne
      2 Henry Miles b: 1771 in St. Mary's Co., MD d: 1839
      +Nancy McAtee
      *2nd Wife of [1] Henry Miles:
      +Ann Lancaster
      2 Catherine Miles b: March 29, 1773 in St. Mary's Co., MD d: 1847
      +John Lancaster
      2 John Barton Miles b: July 06, 1775 in St. Mary's Co., MD
      +Sarah Howard
      2 Dorothy Miles b: Bet. 1775 - 1780 in St. Mary's Co., MD
      +John Johnson b: in St. Mary's Co., MD m: December 13, 1801 in Nelson Co., KY d: in St. Mary's Co., MD Father: Leonard Johnson Mother: Eleanor McAtee
      2 Monica Miles b: Abt. 1783
      +Basil Mattingly b: May 31, 1772 in St. Mary's Co., MD
      m: January 07, 1801 in Washington Co., KY d: April 08, 1833 in Washington Co., KY Father: Leonard Mattingly Mother: Mary Polly Hayden

      Francine

      Mary A. Shoemaker wrote:

      > Hello, I sent the following to katwoodring @yahoo.com . pertaining to her listing of the varrious Elenor Bryans found in St. Marys records etc. Wasn't thinking.. as I thought it would go to the St. Marys page etc..
      > As I said.. open to discussions or diagreements etc..
      >
      > Mary Ann
      >
      > My email:
      > Hello, you do have a number of Bryans etc. I am the source for the DAR Application on Philip Miles.
      > Here are my notes from my computer.program* on Philip Miles. *
      > "named in will of mother, Elizabeth Gardiner Miles (will 38:848) 1771
      >
      > owned in 1770 William's Endeavor" and "Farthings' Adventure" *from his* *wife's inherited property.*
      >
      > Moved to Ky, listed on the 1787 Tax list of Nelson Co. VA (KY)
      > died intestate 1789
      >
      > received 3 slaves from his mother is her will. "Jerry, old Mill, and Peg"
      > named for uncle Philip Key.
      >
      > ABST OF NELSON CO DEEDS 1785-1808, , p 44 ( Deed book 4, p 657)
      > "16 June 1788: Philip Miles imported slave declaration."
      >
      > dead by 10 Feb 1789 when wife *Eleanor Miles relinquished her right to* administer his estate to *Robert Abell and Henry Mile*s (his son)
      >
      > Children from family record of son Joseph Miles, who lived Perry Co.MO and named his brothers and sisters.
      >
      > CENTENERY OF CATHOLICITY, Webb, p 68
      > KY GENEALOGY & BIOGRAPHY Vol V., p 205
      > PIONEER, Vol I p 34
      > Nelson Co. Will book A, p 616
      > MUDD FAMILY OF THE US, Richard Mudd, p 1714
      > ST. Mary's Co. Will 38, p 848, probate 1772 (part 2)
      > THOMAS HILL & REBECCA MILES, L. Donnelly,
      > Spalding Bible records at DAR Library, in Data File.
      > MD CATHOLIC ON THE FRONTIER, T. O'Rourke, p 697 lst & 2nd edition.
      > COLONIAL SETTLERS ST CLEMENT'S BAY 1643-1780, ST MARY'S CO MD, Donnelly, p 44, 46.
      >
      > Nelson Co. Ky Will Book A p 616 ( NELSON CO. KY RECORDS, VOL 1, P 49)
      > Acc. of* Henry Miles and Robert Abell Adm of the estate of Philip Miles,*dec'd Feb 8, 1802, by Michael Campbell and Atkinson Hil. Mentions widow as *Eleanor Miles. may 10, 1802."* (end of my notes)
      >
      > Louise Donnely in her book COLONIAL SETTLERS OF ST. CLEMENT'S BAY 1634-1780, p46 has:
      > " Eleanor Bryan was born around 1746 or prior, to be age 16 when she settled her father's estate in St. Mary's co. MD
      > She was the daughter of Henry Bryan and Monica Ford Shircliffe. As an only chiild and legatee, Eleanor Bryan settled the estate of her father Henry Bryan, after the death of her mother on 4/11/1764.
      >
      > In 1767 Eleanor Bryan was living on 96 acre tract according.to the will of her half-brother Henry Shircliffe. In 6/1770 Abraham, a slave of Thomas Bond , was convicted of having stolen certain goods from Elias Smith and of "having attempted to Ravish and carnally know a certain Eleanor Bryan of St. Marys Co. Spinster again the will of her the said Eleanor. For his crimes etc...."
      >
      > An account is given of her letter to Govenor Robert Eden pertaining to the slave (long story) etc..
      >
      > To support the fact that her mother died and Eleanor settled her father's estate is the following:
      >
      > INVENTORIES OF THE PREROGATIVE COURT OF MD 1760-1763, Skinner, p 93
      > "Henry Bryan
      > Appraisers: *Samuel Abell, *Enoch Fenwick
      > Creditors: Normand Bruce, Philip Briscoe
      > Next of kin: Thomas Baggs, Richard Kerby
      > Next of Kin: *Ignatius Bryan, John Bryan (his brothers, my comment)*
      > Administratrux: * Eleanor Bryan.*
      >
      > In her book Donnelly continues: " Eleanor Bryan married Philip Miles the son of John Miles and Elizabeth Gardiner. When Elizabeth Gardiner Miles wrote her will on 11/3/1771 she named her son Philip Miles (38:848) Philip Miles was given in the Debt Books in 1770 in possession of "William's Endeavor" and "Farthing's Adventure" His wife's inherited property. They moved to KY Where Philip Miles is given in the 1787 tax list of Nelson Co. Ky Philip Miles died intestate in 1789."
      >
      > Certainly open to discussion, disagreements etc..
      > Mary Ann

      Posted to the SMC List by Judith Burger, 7/9/2004:

      1. Philip (w)5 Miles, Rev. War (John (w)4, John (w)3, John2, John1) was born Abt. 1748 in Maryland, and died Bef. February 10, 1789 in Nelson County, Kentucky, Resided in the Pottinger's Creek Settlement from March 1788. He married Eleanor (w) (O'Bryan) Bryan Bet. November 1767 - 1770 in St. Mary' s County, Maryland, daughter of Henry Bryan and Monica Ford. She was born 1746 in St. Mary's County, Maryland, and died Aft. 1789 in Nelson County, Kentucky.

      I never did buy the Monica Ford marriage to Henry Bryan....glad I never changed my records (LDR).

      And, of course, Philip and Eleanor named a daughter Monica.

      There is no one document that proves the marriage of the two.

      Linda Reno

      Notes:
      In "Sketches of the Early Catholic Missions of Kentucky" by M.J. Spalding (1810-2872), he writes "The Catholics of the infant colonies received him [Rev. Mr. Whelan, Irish Fransiscan Priest provided to the KY families] with open arms. Many of them had not seen a priest for two years. They were poor, scattered over an extensive territory, and had no chuch in which the divine mysteries might be offered up. They were in too destitute a condition to be able to erect ever a temporary place of worship." He goes on to state that there were only 50 Catholic families in KY by 1786. He further states that the Catholic population of KY emigrated almost entirely from St Mary's and Prince George's Co, MD. William Coomes (Combs/Coombes) and his 16 yr old son, Walter A, were the first known Catholics to emigrate to KY in 1774-1775. The Haydons and Lancasters led the first Catholic Colony in KY, mostly around Pottinger's Creek, abt 1785. (One of the Haydons lost 7, and another lost 3, family members from hardship and sickness while on the way to Kentucky.) The next spring, 1786, a larger colony of Catholics was led by Capt. James Rapier. In 1787, another colony led by Philip Miles and Thomes Hill, then another in 1788 led by Robert Abel. Benedict Spalding led a group in 1790.

  • Sources 
    1. [S5407] Reno, Linda.