Augusta County Millican, Milligan, Millikan, Milliken, Millikin, Mullican, Mulliken, Mullikin etc.

Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement

Augusta and Rockbridge Cos, Virginia, USA

In the year 1745, all that portion of the Colony of Virginia which lay west of the Blue Ridge Mountains was erected into a County, which was named Augusta. In December of that year, the County Court was organized and held its first sitting. Prior to that time it had become the refuge and abiding place of a strong body of Scotch-Irish immigrants. The bounds of the new County were limited on the north by Fairfax's Northern Neck Grant and the boundaries of Maryland and Pennsylvania to the westward of Fairfax; on the east by the Blue Ridge mountains; on the south by the Caroline line. On the west its territory embraced all the soil held by the British without limit of extent. For about twelve years the County Court of Augusta was the only Court and repository of records within that district. From the end of that period, at frequent intervals, its jurisdiction was restricted by the erection of other Counties as the demands of the settlers required. Its original constitution embraced all Virginia west of the Blue Ridge (with the exception of the Northern Neck Grant, whose southern boundary was in the present County of Shenandoah, and western, through the Counties of Hardy, Hampshire, and northward to the Potomac); the whole of the present state of West Virginia; a portion of the present Western Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh, which was, at times, the seat of the County Court; and the lands on the waters of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.

[1] John Doak
1746: List of Patents on the waters of the upper James between the Blue Ridge and the North Mountain. No attempt is made in the list to eliminate those lying within the borders of August or within the limits of the Botetourt.

Doak, John: 400 � 1746 � James.

[Morton, Oren, F.: A History of Rockbridge County, Virginia (Staunton, 1920), p. 352]

[2] Charles Mullican
August 20, 1747: Patrick Hay to Charles Mullican (Milican). �22 current money Virginia; 297 acres granted to Patrick by patent, 30th June, 1743; on James River on east side Looney's Mill Creek.
Testees: William Lusk, John Wilson and Charles Hays. Acknowledged, 20th August 1747.
[Augusta County Deed Book 1, p 357: Chronicle of the Scotch-Irish Settlements in Virginia: 1745 to 1800 by Lyman Chalkley (CSIV), Vol. 3, p. 263]

[3] Joseph & Martha Milligan
November 20, 1747: Action against Joseph Milligan, for adultery with Martha Milligan, and Martha for adultery with Joseph.
[Augusta County Court Records, Order Book No. I: CSIV, Vol. 1, p. 33]

[4] Charles Milligan
April 13, 1748: Abstract of Will of Charles Milligan.
[Abstract of Wills of Augusta County, Virginia, Will Book No. 3, p. 100: CSIV, Vol. 3, p. 74]

[5] Charles Milliken
May, 1748: Charles Milliken vs. John Mills: Debt. Writ 20th February 1747. Defendant lives on Roanoke.
[Augusta County Court Judgements: CSIV, Vol. I, p. 298]

[6] Charles Milliken
May/August, 1748: Patrick Hays vs. Charles Milliken: Debt on bond dated 4th June 1745. Writ 19th February 1747. Defendant of Township of Deny, County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
[Augusta County Court Judgements: CSIV, Vol. I, p. 299]

[7] Charles Milliken
February, 1749: Charles Millikin vs. Peter Kinder. Abates by death of defendant.
[Augusta County Court Judgements: CSIV, Vol. I, p. 300]

[8] Arthur Miliken
October 28, 1749: James McNutt's appraisement by James Trimble, Joseph Coulton, and John Roseman. Notes of Philip Chittam, Jas. Davis and Arthur Miliken.
[Augusta County Court Will Book 1, p 226: CSIV, Vol. 3, p. 15]

[9] Joseph Milikin
November 28, 1750: Sale bill of Ann Hungate's vendue To William Alexander, Joseph Milikin, Malcom Campbell, Wm. Carson, Wm. Armstrong, James Necley. John Lawler. Jacob Patton, Uriah Acres, Archibald Grimes.
[Augusta County, Virginia � Chronicles of the Scottish-Irish in Virginia, Vol. 3, p 275]

[10] Charles Melligan
November 18, 1752: James Patton to Charles Melligan, 60 acres by patent as above, on head of Looney's Creek.
[Augusta County Deed Book 5, p. 54: CSIV, Vol. 3, p. 309]

[11] Patrick Milican
July 17, 1753: Inquisition on body of Nicholas Grout (Trout). Jurors do say that the said Nicholas Trout, in simplicity, without malice, playing with Peter Hull and seizing a gun in said Hull's hands and pulling its muzzle towards him she accidentally went off without any act or knowledge of the said Hull and discharged herself with a ball and two great shots into ye breast of said Trout, of which he died immediately on ye spot, and quit ye gun wherewith ye same was done was entirely in fault for not keeping her bounds, but going off without force or consent. In testees: Peter Scholl, Coroner; John Stevenson, Ledwick Francisco, John MacMichael, James Bruster, Thomas Wats, Thomas Crawford, Patrick Milican, John Wilson, Jacob Harman, Nicolas Noll, Hennery Daly, Jacob Nicholas.
[Augusta County Court Records, Order Book No. I: CSIV, Vol. I, p. 440]

[12] Charles Millicon
November 24, 1753: Road ordered: Wm. Carravan, overseer, from Charles Millicons to Wm. Carravan's, with these workers: Wm. Ralston and his sons, Charles Millicon, James, Joseph and Edward McDonald, Joseph and David Robinson, James Galliad, Archd. Graham, David Miller, Hugh Mills, Richard Kerr, Wm. Miller, Wm. Graham, David and Joshua McCormick, Tobias Smith, Steven Rentfro.
[Augusta County Court Records, Order Book No. IV, CSIV, Vol. I, p. 61]

[13] Charles Milligan
October 3, 1753: Abstract of Will of Charles Milligan.
December 20 1753: Abstract of Will of Charles Milligan.
[Augusta County Court Will Book 3, p. 203: CSIV, Vol 3, p. 74]

[14] James Milligan
Captain Peter Hogg�s Company of Rangers, in Service in 1754 until disbanded [at Bedford in 1758].
His officers: Lieutenant James Dunlap, Ensign James Taylor, Sergeants John Clark, Samuel Powell and William Vaughan, Corporals William Armstrong and David Laird.
His privates: Thomas Scott, William Smith, John Johnson, James Milligan, Thomas Galbreath, James McMahon, George Ehrmantrout, James Shaw, Henry Shackleford, Francis Gibbs, Daniel Grubb, James Riddle and John Pence.
[Lewis, Virgil A.: The Soldiery of West Virginia (Baltimore, 1978), p. 21]

Note: Taken from partial lists of the Companies of Rangers employed on the upper tributaries of the Potomac, and in the Greenbriers river � the West Virginia frontier � during the French and Indian War between 1754 and 1763. Capt. Peter Hogg received his commission to serve as an officer in Col. George Washington�s Virginia Regiment on 9 March, 1754. After the Capt. Hogg�s Company was discharged at Bedford in 1758, James Milligan joined a company of soldiers stationed at the frontier commanded of Col. John Buchanan prior to September, 1758, and served in his company until it was disbanded in May, 1759.

[15] James Milligan
Militia Rosters in Herring's Statutes at Large.
Augusta County, September, 1758.
Col. John Buchanan�s Company of Rangers.
Officers: included Wm Christian and James Dunlop.
Solders: John Hamilton and James Milligan.
[Crozier, William Armstrong: Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776 (Baltimore, 1954), p. 65]

[16] Patrick Millican
1755: Pat. Millican, runaway.
[Circuit Court Records, Section I: CSIV, Vol. 2, p. 416]

[17] Charles Milligan
May 5, 1761: Charles Milligan of Orange County, North Carolina, to John McClalan of Bedford County, Virginia, �65, 60 acres by patent 3d November, 1750, and conveyed to Charles by James Patton, 18th November, 1752, on head of Lunie's Creek. Delivered: Francis Smith, 1st October 1767.
[Augusta County Deed Book 9, p. 279: CSIV, Vol. 3, p. 369]

[18] Charles Milliken
May 6, 1761: Charles Milliken of Orange County, North Carolina to John Buchanan, gent., power of attorney to convey 297 acres patented to Patrick Hays, 30th June, 1743, and since conveyed to Charles by said Hay. Testees: Jno. Smith, David Robinson, David Luney, John Luney.
[Augusta County Deed Book 9, p. 277: CSIV, Vol. 3, p. 369]

[19] Charles Millican
August 19, 1761: Charles Millican of Orange County, North Carolina, by John Buchanan, to John McClellon, �__, 297 acres on a branch of James River, on Looney's Mill Creek. Delivered: Francis Smith, 1st October 1767.
[Augusta County Deed Book 9, p. 523: CSIV, Vol. 3, p. 376]

[20] James Milligan
August 23, 1762: James Milligan, returned no inhabitant.
[Augusta County Court Records, Order Book No. VII, CSIV, Vol. I, p. 100]

[21] James Milliken
August, 1762: William Sproul vs. Robert Bratton:- Sundry accounts which Dunlop assumed to Sproul to be used in the suit of Sproul against Ro. Bratton's Administrator, viz: Capt. James Dunlap, debtor, for the under named persons, viz: Thomas Vance, Halbert McClure, James McElhaney, John Low, Edward Howard, James Milliken, Thomas Smith, William Elliott, Alex. Sutherland, James Hamilton, John Gay and Capt. Dunlap.
[Augusta County Court Judgements, Order Book XI: CSIV, Vol. 1, p. 498]

Note: A suit or action in law was evidently brought against James Milligan and others at the Augusta County Court by William Sproul, which is mentioned below. If a defender was returned �no inhabitant� of the county, the suit abates to him. This suggests James was not at home when citated to appear at the County Court.

[22] James Milliken
In June 1763, the Pontiac war broke out and continued more than a year. It started with a concerted effort by an Indian confederacy of tribes attacking the settlers with the first blow completely destroying the Greenbrier settlement. Next, they passed to Jackson�s river and the Cow pasture with a party crossing Mill and North mountains to devastate the valley of Kerr�s Creek. The raid into this valley by the Indians took place on 17 July, 1763, and thereafter. During this raid �James Milligan� was captured. He escaped on Gauley Mountain (West Virginia) and reported having counted 450 captives, as the total collected by Indians in the entire raid.
[Morton, Oren, F.: A History of Rockbridge County, Virginia (Staunton, 1920), p. 73]

[23] Hugh Millikan
November 23, 1764: Alexander McAllister and Hugh Millikan, being some time ago committed to the jail of this County on suspicion of their favouring the design of the enemy Indians, but nothing appearing against them, it is ordered that they be discharged.
[Augusta County Court Records, Order Book No. XI, CSIV, Vol. I, p. 117]

[24] Charles Milligan
October 12, 1765. John McCleland to Edward Sharp, �30, 60 acres by patent 3d November, 1750, and conveyed by Patton to Charles Milligan, 17th November, 1752, and conveyed by Milligan to McClelan, on head of Looney's Creek.
[Augusta County Deed Book 12, p. 369: CSIV, Vol. 3, p. 436]

[25] John Milliken
August 19, 1766. William (�) Hall and Jannet (�) to James Hall, their son, �5, 150 acres in Forks of James; corner James Todd, Samuel McMurtree's line, Maryan Crafford�s line. Testees: John Milliken, John Moore and Nathaniel Hall.
[Augusta County Deed Book 12, p. 109: CSIV, Vol. 3, p. 446]

Note: The �Forks of the James� was included in Rockbridge County in 1778.

[26] James Millican
August 19, 1767. Archibald Clendenning's estate settlement, by Ann Clendenning, recorded. Paid Ash Claftrock, John Clendenning, Wm. Galespie, Zopher Carpenter, James Ferguson, David Galloway, James Millican, Robt. Galespie, Geo. Roberts, Benj. Kimsey, John Bailer, John Jeremiah; paid by Jeremiah Seeley.
[Augusta County Will Book 4, p. 37: CSIV, Vol. 3, p. 100]

[27] John Millican
August 15, 1768: William (�) Hall and Jenny (�), of Fork of James, to John Millican, of Fork of James, �10, 100 acres in Forks of James; corner another survey of William Hall's; Crawford's corner. Testees: Nathaniel McClure. James and Andrew Hall, Wm. McKee. Delivered: Jno. McElhany, 23rd May 1784.
[Augusta County Deed Book 14, p. 73: CSIV, Vol. 3, p. 474]

[28] James Millican
February 24, 1770: Patrick Davis and Esther to James Millican, �30, 44 acres by patent dated 10th September 1767, on Cow pasture River. Testees: Charles Lewis, Charles and Andrew Donnelly. Delivered: Andrew Donnelly, December 1775.
[Augusta County Deed Book 16, p. 219: CSIV, Vol. 3, p. 495]

[29] Joal Millican
November 17, 1773: To Ye Vestry: Whereas, Joal Millican came to my house in a very low condition, destitute of any help for himself either in body or goods: Therefore provided a bed for him and attended him for nine days and he died. I therefore provided a Coffin and sheet and a gallon and a half of liquor and had him buried in a decent manner accordingto his station, which I hope you will take into consideration as I am not of great ability to be at so much expense and trouble, which is from your Humble Servant, Widow Allison.
[Circuit Court Records, Section I: CSIV, Vol. 2, p. 504]

Note: Oren F. Morton in his A History of Rockbridge County, Virginia (Staunton, 1920), notes the Widow Alison lived at a ford at North River near the mouth of the Kerr�s Creek.

[30] John Millican
A List of Volunteers in the Company of Capt. John Murray from Botetourt County 1774.

Includes: Lieut. Samuel Wallace, and William Neely and John Milican, soldiers.

[Crozier, William Armstrong: Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776 (Baltimore, 1954), p. 84]

Note: Volunteers in Lord Dunmore�s War, which was fought between Colony of Virginia and the Shawnee and Mingo Indian nations in 1774.

[31] Charles Millican
Secondary Land Conveyances Prior to 1778
List A (Recorded in Augusta County). In the record of each transaction, the following particulars are given in consecutive order: name of grantor, name of grantee, acreage, price, year of sale, and description.
Millican, Charles of Orange County, N.C., John Buchanan � to John McClelon � 297 - ? � 1761 � James River.
Millican, Charles � to John McClelon � 60, bought of James Patton � 65p � 1761.
[Morton, Oren, F.: A History of Rockbridge County, Virginia (Staunton, 1920), p. 361]

[32] Tithables of Rockbridge County in 1778

When there is more than one tithable in a home the number follows the name.

Milligan, John, Sr. � 2.
Milligan, John, Jr.
Milligan, William.

[Morton, Oren, F.: A History of Rockbridge County, Virginia (Staunton, 1920), p. 368]

Note John Milligan is John Milliken of the Forks of the James.

[33] William Milligan of Broad Creek in 1778

From a list of locations or arrival of various families to Rockbridge County, which was formed out of Augusta and Botetourt Counties in 1778. A date without comment means that there is documentary mention of the person in Rockbridge in the said year. A name in brackets is that of a consort.

1778: Milligan, William (Martha), Broad Creek.
1779: Robinson, Robert (Elizabeth), Broad Creek.

Miscellaneous information: William Millikin, d.c.1796, m. Martha [Barton]. Children, Elizabeth (d.1815), Mary, James, Rachel, John, William (has Eliza, 1815).

[Morton, Oren, F.: A History of Rockbridge County, Virginia (Staunton, 1920), p. 466, 511]

[34] James Milligan
Land boundary certificates for service in the French and Indian Wars.

James Milligan, soldier in Capt. Hogg�s Ranging Company in 1754 until disbanded. Greenbrier County, March 21, 1780.

[Crozier, William Armstrong: Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776 (Baltimore, 1954), p. 54, 65]

[35] The names of householders of Rockbridge in 1782

T stands of titliable, S for slave, h for horse, and c for cattle. Where there is no mention of tithables there was no more than one in the home. The name of women are those of widows. The personal property lists for the various counties of Virginia were used as a state census in 1782.

Millikan, John � 2h, 8c.
Millikan, John � 4c.
Millikan, William � 1h, 8c.

[Morton, Oren, F.: A History of Rockbridge County, Virginia (Staunton, 1920), p. 375]

[36] John Milliken
September 27, 1786: John Milliken and Isabella Doak; surety, Robert Torbet.
[Circuit Court Records, Section I: CSIV, Vol. 2, p. 283]

[37] John Milliken
September 28th, 1786: Marriage of John Milliken and Isabella Doak by Rev. Archibald Scott.
[Circuit Court Records, Section I: CSIV, Vol. 2, p. 347]