Indiana McCaslins

According to Making a Neighborhood by D.D. Banta, The year Indiana was admitted in the Union, young Serrill [Winchester] came with his father to Jefferson county, in this State, and settled not far from the Jennings county line. December 9th, 1824, he was married to Mary Ann Miller, who was a sister of the William and Washington Miller, who subsequently moved to this neighborhood. The ancestor of the Millers came from Ireland to North Carolina in 1767, and in 1816 John Miller, his son and the father of our Shiloh Millers moved to Kentucky, and thence at the end of a year to Jennings county, in this state.

In the 1820 US Federal Census for Township Not Stated, Jennings, Indiana, John Miller has in his household two white males under 10, one white male 16 through 18, four white males 16 through 25, one free white male over 45 [himself], two free white females under 10, two white females 16 through 25, one white female 26 through 45, one white female 45 and over [his wife, Jane Smith].

Last Will and Testament of John Miller In the name of God Amen

I John Miller Sr. of theTownship of Montgomery Jennings County and State of Indiana farmer being very sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks given unto God calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed of all men now to die do make and ordain this my last will and Testament that is to say pricipally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the handof almighty god that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent christian burial at the discression of my executors and nothing doubting that at the general reserrection I shall ? the same again by the mighty power of God and touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form First I give and bequeath to Jane Miller my beloved wife my right and title to the South west quarter in section No. 11 Town five north range eight East also thirty five acres of land in the west of the South east quarter in the same section with all my moveable property and household goods with all my farming ? with all debts and money in possessionfor her to have and to hold during her widowhoodfor the purpose of paying for said land and for raising and schooling my children ? as she make proper until the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty six then said land and all the moveable property to be sold reserving one third of the property for her support during her natural life the other two thirds equally dividedamong my children I likewise constitute make and ordain my beloved wife Jane Miller my executris and my son James Neil Miller executor of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty ninth day of January in the year of ourLord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two. John Miller Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the said John Miller Sr as his last will and testament in the presence of us and in thepresence of each other have herewith published our names. Attest Thomas Graham [Jr. or Sr.?] Chapman Denslow

At a Probate Court held in Vernon in and for the County of Jennings on Monday the15th of July AD 1822 present the honerable William Prather and Jonathan Barrett Esqrs associate judges of Jennings County, The Court was opened at the Courthouse of J County and it was ordered to be adjourned to the dwelling house of James Stott. Now whereas John Miller late of Jennings County deceased and in his last will and testament did constitute ordain and appoint Jane Miller his executrix and James Neil Miller his executor who have during vacation of this court produced said last will and testament of said John Miller deceased and proven and entered into bond in the Penal sum of two thosand dollars together with Thomas Graham and James Hobbs their security letters testamentary were granted them by the clerk of the courtwhich said letters are ratified and approved of.