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- [S304] Henry P. Hedges, A history of the town of East-Hampton, N. Y., including an address delivered at the celebration of the bi-centennial anniversary of its settlement in 1849, introductions to the four printed volumes of its records, with other historic m, p. 307/184.
- [S127] Frederic Gregory Mather, The refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut (Albany, N.Y.: J.B. Lyon Co., printers, 1913 (reprinted 2006)), Available online: http://www.archive.org/details/refugeesof1776fr00mathuoft, p. 463.
MILLER DAVID 6 (Timothy 5, Daniel 4, John 3, George 2, John 1; brother of Elisha, below, and Pclcg, below)—From East Hampton. He served in Col. Smith's Regt. (G. 31); and probably in Conn. (G. 94) He was on the Privateer "Trumbull." (Page2i8) Hesignedthe Association,in 1775. (H. 28)
The Census of 1776 showed that he was under 50 years old; that he had no wife; and that he had a son over 16 years old. David, Jr., 7, also under 50 years old; with two females over 16 years old. (A. 52)
The Miller Gen. states that there was a David 6, son of Timothy, who lived at The Fire Place. The East Hampton Ch. Rec. says that he was b. in 1738; d. in 1824. He had seven children, b. 1779-1797. The David Miller, in Col. Smith's Regt., was 19 years old in 1776; and hence must have been b. about '757. (Mr. Charles R. Dayton)
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