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later, I was bom on Aug. 24, 1917.
They had 10 children but four never lived to be adults. Sarah married Arthur Eastham and they moved to Texas; James T. married Molly George Brown and they lived in Pleasant View; Richard “Pete” Harris never married and lived at Ivy Cliffs; Phebe married Thomas Smith of Gore, Va.; Virginia married his brother, William Smith of Gore; Arthur never married and lived on the Klondike Farm.
In his will of Sept. 2, 1890, Richard Harris left all of his real estate to his wife. After her death, the executers would sell all of the land, and the total estate divided equally. However, James T. Harris received Pleasant View, but $2,827.50 would be deducted from his share of the estate. Richard “Pete” Harris ‘would receive Ivy' Cliffs, but $1,164.00 would be deducted from his share of the estate.
Fifty years later, on Jan. 1, 2000, I did give my daughter, Deborah DeBergh Flournoy, the
Sreat-great-great-grandaughter of Samuel and Delilah Bywaters Miller, and her husband Robert Flournoy Jr., the old Sam Miller Farm, with my hope that they would never sell it.
Samuel Miller’s father was Henry Miller II and my great-great-great grandfather. Henry Miller n fought in the Revolutionary War and also against the Indians. A DAR member’s application shows his war service as follows.
Henry Miller II served his country in the capacity of soldier and scout as is shown by numerous references to his services. From Major Connoly’s Pay Roll (Petersburg) Virginia State Library “Served under Mryor John Connoly for 191 days. Amount due 14 pounds, 6-6
His name appears among the men who made an expedition against the Shawnees under General Clarke and Captain Dermeaus Briscoe, from Culpeper and Fauquier Counties, from July 30, 1780 to Aug. 2, 1780, amount due 16-10. Illinois papers D.56, Virginia State Library, Archives Department contain references to his service.
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