John Hughes Miller

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1. Jacob Miller, born say 1705, was taxable in Little Creek Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, in 1727, taxable in Murderkill Hundred from 1735 to 1738 when he was identified as a "Negro," and taxable in Dover Hundred from 1756 to 1765. H e sued Tabitha Francisco in Kent County in August 1731 [RG 3815.031, Common Pleas, Dockets 1722-1732, frame 509]. He was called Jacob Miller (Negro) in Kent County court when John Holliday sued him for debt in November 1737 and on 26 February 174 7 when he admitted in court that he owed Robert Willcocks 27 pounds [RG 3815.031, Common Pleas, Dockets 1733-1740, frames 347, 358; 1744-50, 388]. He may have been the ancestor of

i. Aaron, born say 1745, a "Negro" taxable in Murderkill Hundred, Kent County, in 1766, in Little Creek Hundred in 1772 and 1774, in Murderkill Hundred in 1778, Dover Hundred in 1779 and 1780, a "Free Negro" in Murderkill Hundre d in 1782, in Little Creek Hundred in 1783, in Murderkill Hundred in 1784 and 1785, a "free Negro" taxable in Dover Hundred in 1788, 1794 and 1797 [DSA, RG 3535, 1743-67, frame 543; 1768-84, frames 129, 222, 346, 364, 429, 452, 550, 575 , 598, 629; 1785-97, frames 13, 28, 111, 310, 399], head of a Kent County household of 10 "other free" in 1800 [DE:50].

ii. Rike/ Right/ Rake, born say 1747, confessed to the Kent County court in November 1771 that he had an illegitimate female child by Elizabeth Beckett about July 1769, before she married Jacob Gibbs [DSA, RG 3805, MS, indictments]. He was taxabl e in Dover Hundred in 1768, called a "Free Negro" there in 1780, a Murderkill Hundred delinquent in 1780, a Dover Hundred taxable in 1780 and 1781 [DSA, RG 3535, 1768-84, frames 11, 108, 429, 432, 449, 452, 500]. He may have been identica l to Drake Miller who was taxable in Dagsboro Hundred, Sussex County, in 1796, in a non-alphabetized list with Deberix and Isaac Miller in 1796 [RG 2535, 1780-96]. He was counted as white in Dagsboro Hundred in 1800 (age 26-45), head of a Dagsboro , Sussex County household of 7 "free colored" in 1820 (over 45) [DE:374]. On 11 December 1814 Drake and his wife Polly sold 27 acres of their land in Dagsborough Hundred near Folly Road which led from Salisbury to Indian River [DB 32:98].

iii. Debricks/ Debrix1, born say 1750, taxable in Little Creek Hundred, Kent County, from 1777 to 1784, listed as a "Negro" starting in 1782 [RG 3535, Kent County Levy List, 1767-84, frames 310, 335, 341, 367, 369, 443, 503, 531, 542, 570 , 583, 620], taxable in Little Creek Hundred, Sussex County on 2 horses, a cow and a heifer in 1796, head of a Sussex County household of 7 "other free" in 1810 [DE:307].

iv.Isaac, a taxable "Negro" in Little Creek Hundred, Kent County, from 1779 to 1784, taxable on 81 acres in Little Creek Hundred, Sussex County, in 1796 [DSA, RG 2535, 1768-84, frames 367, 369, 443, 446, 503, 542, 570, 583, 620]. He was h ead of a Little Creek Hundred, Sussex County household of 7 "other free" in 1800 [DE:375], 4 whites (a male 26-45) and 3 "other free" in 1810 [DE:451] and 5 "free colored" in 1820 [DE:274]. He patented 81 acres in Suss ex County called "Green Glade" on 14 December 1797 and sold this land for $200 on 18 September 1805 [DB AB:140].

v. John, a taxable "Negro" in Dover Hundred from 1770 to 1773.

vi. Peter, a taxable "Negro" in Little Creek Hundred, Kent County from 1777 to 1797 head of a Little Creek Neck, Kent County household of 4 "other free" in 1800 [DE:35] and 3 in Sussex County in 1810 [DE:435].

vii. Haste, head of a Little Creek Hundred, Sussex County household of 6 "other free" in 1810 [DE:307].

viii. Deberox2, born 1776-1794, head of a Duck Creek Hundred, Kent County household of 7 "free colored" in 1820 [DE:49]. He left a 5 April 1841 Duck Creek Hundred, Kent County will, proved 22 April 1841, naming his wife Sarah, children Jo siah, Elijah, Enoch, Robert, and Rachel; and grandchildren Rachel and John Hews, children of his daughter Maria [WB R:197].

ix. Charles, a taxable "Negro" in Jones Hundred, Kent County in 1780, head of a Dover Hundred, Kent County household of 4 "free colored" in 1820 [DE:41].