Peter Mills

1633 - 1685  (52 years)

• Name	Peter Mills
  Born	1633	Amsterdam, Holland
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Mar 1684/85	St. Mary's County, Maryland - Probate
  Person ID	I002581	Tree1
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family	Mary Shircliffe,   b. 1647, England ,   d. Aft 1712, St. Mary's County, Maryland  (Age > 66 years)
  Married	1662	St. Mary's County, Maryland
  Children	1. Elizabeth Mills,   b. Abt 1667, St. Mary's County, Maryland ,   d. Between 1725 and 1750, St. Mary's County, Maryland  (Age ~ 58 years)   2. Charles Mills,   b. 1669, St. Mary's County, Maryland ,   d. 24 Nov 1716, St. Mary's County, Maryland - Inventory  (Age 47 years)   3. Peter Mills,   b. Abt 1670, St. Mary's County, Maryland ,   d. 6 Jun 1744, St. Mary's County, Maryland - Probate  (Age ~ 74 years)   4. Nicholas Mills,   b. 1670, St. Mary's County, Maryland ,   d. 18 Mar 1728/29, St. Mary's County, Maryland - Probate  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F01894	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Chris Clark Peter was the son of Nicholas Mills and Anne Longley === Mills, Peter, St. Mary's County, 3rd Sept., 1684; 17th Mch., 1684-5. To wife Mary, execx., home plantation. To dau. Eliza: and hrs., sd plantation at death of wife afsd. To sons Nicholas and Peter and hrs., 64 A., "Minsterdam," and 150 A., "Pomfrett Field." To Peter and William Howard, sd. estate in event of death of wife and of 3 child. afsd. without issue. Test: Clement Hill, Thos. Dant, Jno. Barnard, Eliza: Cooke. 4. 94. === Peter Milles 8.351 I SM £61.1.4 Mar 18 1685 Appraisers: Henry Spinke, Richard Waker. Approvers: Thomas Dent, Arthur Thompson. === Peter Miles 9.505 A SM Apr 9 1688 Payments to: Mr. Vansweringen, Dr. Junis, James Heath. Administrator/Executor: Thomas Dent. === Editors: Peter Mills had married Mary Shirtcliffe (Shercliffe, etc.) by 1667 according to Patents Liber FF:522 (Gibbs). See his will in Calendar, Vol. I, pp. 14-27). === John Medley 2.317 I SM Aug 19 1676 Nov 16 1676 Appraisers: John Warin, Peter Mills, Richard Gary. === William Assetter 4.170 I SM #7353 (1677) Appraisers: Peter Mills, Thomas Basset. === Henry Philips 8.211 I SM £0.2.2 Sep 6 1684 Appraisers: Peter Mills, John Browne. === 1664 Mills, Peter Hatfield Hills 200 Rent Rolls New Town 1666 Mills, Peter Pomfret Field 150 1707 Rent Rolls New Town 1666 Mills, Peter Hatfield Hills 200 Patent Record 10, p. 385 1667 Mills, Peter Anstruther 32 1707 Rent Rolls New Town 1667 Mills, Peter Minsterdam 64 1707 Rent Rolls New Town 1668 Mills, Peter Anstruther 32 Patent Record 12, p. 49 New Town 1668 Mills, Peter Minsterdam 64 Patent Record 12, p. 51 New Town 1668 Mills, Peter Pomfret Field 150 Patent Record 11, p. 385 New Town 1684 Mills, Peter Minsterdam Will, Mills, Peter, St. Mary's Co.,3rd Sept., 1684; 17th Mch., 1684-5 New Town 1684 Mills, Peter Minsterdam 64 Will, Mills, Peter, St. Mary's Co.,3rd Sept., 1684; 17th Mch., 1684-5 New Town 1684 Mills, Peter Pomfret Field 150 Will, Mills, Peter, St. Mary's Co.,3rd Sept., 1684; 17th Mch., 1684-5 New Town 1705 Mills, Peter St. Johns 100 Rent Rolls Resurrection 1714 Mills, Peter Pomfret Field 150 Rent Rolls New Town 1715 Mills, Peter Minsterdam 10 Rent Rolls New Town 1720 Mills, Peter Poplar Neck 109 Unpatented Certificate 351 New Town 1744 Mills, Peter St. Johns Will, Mills, Peter,St. Mary's Co.,4th April, 1741; 6th June, 1744. Resurrection 1753 Mills, Peter St. Johns 230 SMC Debt Books Resurrection 1760 Mills, Peter St. Johns 230 Papist Lands Resurrection 1744 Mills, Peter (son) St. Johns Will, Mills, Peter,St. Mary's Co.,4th April, 1741; 6th June, 1744. Resurrection === James Pean 7A.215 A #7290 #12694 Aug 28 1680 Received from: Robert Cole, John Tant, Henry Spinke, John Davis, Michaell Thompson, Robert Brigen, James Pattison, John Warren, Sr., Michaell Realy. John Angell, William Farthing, Richard Craydon, William Roswell, John Williams. Mentions: Peeter Howard, Peeter Mills. Payments to: Abraham Combs, Robert Craft, Michael Duquas, Randolph Hanson remainder payable to Abraham Beele (merchant) & John Stone (merchant), David Driver, Thomas Spalding, Thomas Nottingham for wages for administrator's wife, Matthew Cartwright, Thomas Salmon, Nehemiah Blackiston, John Bayley of Clements Bay, Gerrard Slye, William Roswell, John Addison, Robert Ridgley for fees for naturalization of deceased & his wife & daughter. Administratrix: Magdalen Bayley (widow), wife of John Bayley. === David Driver 7A.347 I SM #1760 Jul 29 1680 Appraisers: Peeter Mills, Abraham Coombs. === William Cole 8.133 I £75.19.0 Mar 25 1683 Appraisers: Peter Mills, William Sheircliffe. === any relationship - across the potomac from St. Mary's County, Maryland Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Wills Mills, Peter. 2 Feb., 1676; 2 May, 1677 Sister Elizabeth Mills; Mary, daughter of my brother John Barkett; Jane, wife of Samuel Ward; John Boyenton; Richard Middleton; to my father; to John Mills; to Joseph Shipp; witnesses Samuel Ward, John Mills. === Chancery Court Proceedings, 1679 http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000051/html/am5 1--270.html Maryland ss. Inquisition The Mill Land (fol. 267) An Inquisition Indented taken upon the tenth day of Aprill in the fourth year of the Dominion of Charles absolute Lord and Pro prietary of the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c.a Annoq Domini 1679 at the house of m.r Stephen Murty Scituate & being on the Mill Land at the head of Brittons Bay in the County of S.t Maries in the Province of Maryland By virtue of a Commission in the nature of a mandamus issued out of his Lordship's high Court of Chancery to us Richard Lloyd and Clement Hill Gent directed by the Oaths of twelve Good and Lawfull men of the Same County of S.t Maries by whom the truth of the matter may the better be known and Enquired of who is the Right p. Owner of an heir to a tract of Land Called the Mill Land Lying at the (fol. 267) head of Britton's Bay in the Said County of S.t Maries and what age the heir is and of what manno.r and under what Rents & Services and how much those Lands and Tenem.ts are of value by the year in all issues and who those Lands and Tenem.ts hath or doth Occupy and the issues and profits hath or doth receive and by what title and how & in what manner and who hath paid the Rent for the Same & to whom, We do by the Oaths of m.r John Warren James Pattison, Thomas Kirkely Peter Mills W.m Cole Thomas Bassett Robert Beard, Henry Spinke Peter Pake Robert Thomas, Robert iford and Cap.t John Cambell who being all ready Sworn Say as followeth That the Right Hon.ble the Lord Proprietary of the S.d Province and by his Patent under the Great Seale of the Said Province bearing date the Sixth day of may Annoq Domini 1651 Give Grant and Enfeoffe unto Walter Pake of the County & Province af.d his heirs & assigns for Ever all that parcell of Land or Tract of Land Lying on the East Side of Brittons bay near the head thereof Containing and Laid out for Eleven hundred acres more or Less To be holden of the manno.r of West S.t Maries Yeilding and Paying therefore yearly unto his Said Lordship his heirs and Successors one pound two Shillings Sterling or Eleven Bushells of Good Corn at the feast of the Nativity of our Lord To be holden in free and Common Soccage by ifealty onely for all Services as Relation being had to the patent may more at Large appear By virtue of w.ch Grant or Patent the Said Jurors do upon their Oaths Say That the said Walter Pake became Seized and possessed of the premisses and being So Seized and possessed thereof the Said Walter Pake did by (fol. 268) writeing under his hand bearing date the tenth day of ffebruary Anno 1652 being menconed and Endorsed on the Back Side of the Patent aforesaid assign all his Right Title and Interest of in and to the premisses to Paul Sympson his heirs and assigns for Ever And the Said Jurors do upon their Oaths farther Say That the S.d Paul Sympson became Seized and possessed of the premisses and being So Seized and possessed thereof the Said Paul Simpson did by writeing under his hand the date not known but Some part thereof to be Seen Endorsed on the back Side of the s.d Patent assign all his Right Title and Interest of in and to the Same premisses unto Nicholas, John and Peter Mills as by the Testimony of the Said Peter Mills one of the Juro.rs doth appear By virtue of which assignm.t they became Seized of the Same and being So Seized and possessed thereof the Sd Nicholas John & Peter Mills did by write ing under their hands bearing date the Twelfth day of December Anno 1653 being menconed and Endorsed on the back Side of the Said Patent assign all their Right Title and Interest of in and to the premisses to John Medley his heirs and assigns for Ever By Virtue of w.ch assignm.t the Said John Medley became Seized and p.221 possessed of y.e prmisses and being So Seized and possessed thereof (fol.268) the Said John medley did by writeing under his hand bearing date the nineteenth day of July Anno 1656 being menconed and Endorsed on the back Side of the Said Patent assign all his Right and Title of the Said Patent unto John Mills and Peter Mills By virtue of w.ch they became Seized and possessed of the premisses and being So Seized and possessed thereof the Said John and Peter Mills did by writeing under their hands bearing date the fourth day of August Anno. 1656 being menconed and Endorsed on the Backside of the Said Patent assign all their Right Title and Interest of in and to the premisses unto the Said John Medley his heirs and assigns And the Jurors do upon their Oaths further Say that to the best of their Judgm.ts haveing perused what writeings and Evidences Came before them that William Medley Son of the Said John Medley is Right heir of the mill Land aforemenconed And the Juro.rs do further Say that the heir is Twenty Six years of age and upwards, And the Jurors do further Say that as far forth as they can find his Lordship by his Receivers appointed to Collect the Same hath yearly Received his Rents of the premisses of the Severall persons in whose pos session the premisses have been And the Said Jurors do upon their Oaths further Say that the Land and Tenements on the Land afore said are of value by the year in all issues the Sume of five hundred (fol. 269) pounds of Tobacco And the Jurors do upon their Oaths further Say that mr Stephen Murty doth Occupy the Lands and tenements afores.d and the issues and profits thereof doth receive By virtue of a Bargain and Sale Indented in writeing under the hand and Seale of the aforesaid William Medley unto the Said Stephen Murty bearing date the Twenty first day of ffebruary Anno Domini 1676 in ffee Simple to him the S.d Stephen Murty and his heirs for Ever And the Jurors do further upon their Oaths Say that the Said John Medley and his heirs hath paid his Lordship's Rent for the Said Mill Land about Twenty two years, In Testimony whereof as well the Commission.rs as Juro.rs af.d have hereunto Set their hands and Seals the day and year first above written Richard Lloyd sealed Commission.rs Clement Hill sealed m.r John Warren sealed Rob.t Beard sealed James Pattison sealed Henry Spink sealed Thomas Kirkley sealed Peter Pakesealed Peter Mills sealed Rob.t Thomas sealed W.m Cole sealed Robt ifordsealed Tho: Bassett sealed John Cambell sealed Which being Read and heard It is the Judgm.t of the Court here this day to witt the fourth day of June in the fourth year of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &ca Annoq Domini 1679 that William Medley Son of the Sd John Medley deced is heir to the Lands in the aforegoing Inquisition menconed Nic:Painter Cl Cur Prov.alis