!BIRTH-CONFLICT: 1746 in Laila Phelon Coe's DAR application?

!DIED: [excerpted from Laila P. Coe's DAR membership application:] "The battle in which Edward Mills was killed was fought under the command of Col. Wm. Ledyard. The list was collected by Chas. Allyn. Edward Mills name is inscribed on the Groton Monument-Conn. Edward Mills fought in the battle of Groton Heights and was killed Sept. 6, 1871. This Monument was erected in memory of the Brave Patriots who fell in the massacre of Ft. Griswold."

!RESEARCHER: MillsCorporalEdward

A brief from special police guard at the Groton Monumen museum to Kathleen Coe Crosby): Compiled by: LLOYD D. WHITMAN, SR. Fort Griswold State Park, Groton Monument-Monument House, Bluff Point, Major John Mason Monument, 57 Fort Street, Groton Conn. 06340: "CORPORAL EDWARD MILLS. Corporal Edward Mills, son of John and Hannah (Starr) Mills, and grandson of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Morgan) Starr was born 1747. Through his mother, Hannah Starr, he was a descendant of Elder William Brewster who came on the Mayflower. December 24, 1772 Edward Mills married Hannah, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Avery at Griswold. Hannah Avery was baptized in the 2nd Church of Preston, April 14, 1754. Edward and Hannah Mills had the following children:

(1) Elizabeth born 1773 mar. Amos Bolles Elizabeth died Dec. 28, 1845 and is buried in a small burial plot on the ground of what is now the Harvard Crew Quarters in Gales Ferry (2) Experience b. about 1775 mar. Jeremiah Smith Sandusky, Ohio. (3) Lucy b. Sept. 1, 1777 mar. Dec. 19, 1798 Giles Dayton at Westfield, New York. Living in Blandford, Mass in 1851 (4) Edward mar. Lucinie Steward at Westfield, N.Y. Had 8 children and moved to Pennsylvania (5) Philip Warner, newborn at the time of the Battle, Sept. 6, 1781 Died from the kick of a horse when five years old.

In Revolutionary Archives Vol. XXVI, we find that "Hannah Mills, widow of Edward Mills, was left with five children under the age of nine years and no estate."

Miss Avery in her paper records the following information which she obtained from Miss Addie Thomas, George O. Miner and C. Allyn: "The wilds of "Gungewamp" also held the home of Corporal Edward Mills... The house stood at the foot of a high ledge, on the Ledyard Town line, quite a distance north of the Belden place. It has for many years been known as the "Brown Farm" and was a portion of the Peter Avery estate, descending from him to the Miner brothers. The house fallen to ruins only a few years ago, was a low, one-story structure, facing the south with a large stone chimney and three fireplaces. One front room and a small entry about six feet square, from which rose the only flight of stairs. There were three rooms on the back, including one made by the low sloping roof, in which room was made another door facing the south. Three cart paths or lanes led from the house to the outer world, east, south and west, the latter path coming out near M. Clarance Latham's place, the second at the grist mill, and the first crossing Great Brook over which a large log had been placed, with a hand rail for people on foot to use while horses forded the stream. This path led through the woods until it came out near Captain Peter Avery's this side of Center Groton. The path to the grist mill and thence out onto the old Post road was probably the one which Ann Warner traveled four times that anxious night after the battle, on her errand of mercy, twice carrying the new born babe in her strong, kind arms, for the comfort of the sorrowing aunt and mortally wounded uncle . . . ."

Hannah (Avery) Mills, widow of Edward, married second Thomas Smith about 1785 and moved to Montgomery, Mass., then to Blandford, Mass. About 1789 they came back to Connecticut and lived in Norwich for seven years and then moved on again to Westfield, New York. Most of the information about the descendants of Edward Mills was found in a letter of his daughter, Lucy Dayton, which is found in the Probate Records of Groton Volume II page 71-72. This letter established her claim to be an heir of Anna (Warner) Bailey and she received her share of the estate. A copy of the letter is included for it contains many interesting notes. [This letter is missing.]

Ref. Allyn, Battle of Groton Heights Avery, Groton Avery Clan Morgan, Morgan Genealogy Starr Genealogy Revolutionary Archives XXVI Groton Probate Records, at Groton Estate of Anna Bailey Miss Avery's Paper"

!QUESTION: Was Annie Bachman Mills, died, at Carthage, N.Y. May 3, 1926 a relative of Lucy Mills, d/o Edward Mills? [Two pages, obverse and reverse each, from a family bible that was in the possession of Kathleen (Coe) Crosby. Mrs. Crosby was interested in Capt. Edward Mills. There is one MILLS entry, see below, under 'DEATHS.' Typescrpt by HWB III, 12/22/1995.] 'MEMORANDA' Johan F. Bachman born in Germany Aug 7th 1802 Johanna Wilhelmina BachmanJune 20th 1817 Albert F." ""Sept 18th 1836 Wilhelmina" ""Nov 2nd 1838 Lewis F." ""Nov 21st 1840 Charles F." ""Nov 20th 1842 Amalia F." ""Feb 12th 1845 Frederick" ""March 12th 1847 William A" Hamburg N=YJune 23 1856 Robert C" ""April 22nd 1858 'DEATHS' Johan F Bachman died July 14th 1878 Age 75 year 11 Mos 7 days Lewis F. Bachman died February 5th 1889 Age 48 yrs 2mo. 15 da. Melving Bachman, Annie's mother died at Watertown N.Y. at City Hospital Feby 1, 1913. Annie Bachman Mills, died, at Carthage, N.Y. May 3, 1926. 'MARRIAGES'Lewis F. Bachman and Vina Sheffrey were married in their own home in Carthage N.Y by Rev F. H. Beck January 24th 1872 L F Bachman ws born in Plenschitz[?] Germany November 21st 1840 Vina Sheffrey was born in Wilna N.Y August 14th 1844 'BIRTHS' Amy E Bachman born in Carthage Jeff Co N=Y. October 26th 1872 Mabel D Bachman born in Carthage Jeff=Co N=Y Febuary 7th 1876 Leroy F Bachman born in Carthage NY April 10th 1880