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Introduction Introduction  
   
Tracing Tracing the Mills  
I have not found any plausible marriage of baptism for Danile Mills (566).  
Daniel Mills first appears in the Deptford records in 1723 as 'Dan: Meule' - a curious way to write Mills, which the recorder wrote, presumably, trying to render what was said to him. B_1723  
In 1725, this is rendered as 'Mill' whereas and Anthony Mills a few months earlier was recorded as 'Mills'. The baptisms of Daniel's later children are rendered as 'Meal', 'Mealah', and 'Meale'.  
This leads me to think that Daniel might be a Huguenot lately arrived in England, 'Meule' looks French, and a Frenchman might pronounce Mill as something close to the English 'meal'.  
Daniel names a son Anthony, and the Anthony above was a feltmaker/hatter, as was Daniel. They could be brothers - but I have not found any Mills family in the records with two sons named Daniel and Anthony.  
Anthony's wife was Mary, and an Anthony Mills married a Mary Holden in Maidstone in 1720. There was a Daniel Mills born in Maidstone in 1673, but he would be too old to be 'our' Daniel. I have not found any connection between this Daniel, and any of the Anthonys around the same time in Maidstone.  
   
Proofs Proofs  
PP_283 That Mary Mills (283) was the mother of Mary Lormier (141)  
Mary (Marie) daughter of Jean Lormier and Mary Mills was baptised on 30 September 1749 in the French Huguenot church in Threadneedle Street, London. B_1749  
Jean Lormier and Mary Mills had 5 children between 1749 and 1758, Mary in 1749 and Jean in 1752 baptised in Threadneedle Street, and Jane in 1754, Esther in 1756, and David in 1758 baptised in St. Mary Whitechapel.  
Mary Mills of the parish of St Paul Deptford married Jean Lormier of Christchurch Spitalfields in 1748. M_1748  
If this Mary Mills was the daughter of Dan: Mill, feltmaker, baptised in St. Nicholas Deptford in 1725, then she had siblings born in the same parish: John in 1723, Anthony in 1726, Isaac in 1729, and Jane in 1736. B_1725  
Isaac Mills baptised in Deptford in 1729 left a will in the same place in 1806 in which he names his nephew David Lormier and nieces Jane and Esther Lormier, and also his sister Jane (Wallis), and children of his elder brother John Mills: W_1806  
niece Mary Catford (Cutford), N_Mary  
niece Jane Outydrew??, N_Jane  
niece Elizabeth Roisn (Rowan), and N_Elizabeth  
niece Esther Mills. N_Esther  
Daniel Mills died in Deptford in 1777 leaving everything to his wife Mary in his will. W_1777  
Mary Mills died in Deptford in 1787 leaving everything to her son Isaac and daughter Jane in her will. W_1787  
So the mother of Mary Lormier (141),  
Mary Mills (283), born in 1725 in Deptford,  
married to Jean Lormier (282) in 1748 in Southwark,  
died in  in , was the daughter of  
Daniel Mills (566), and Mary (567). PP_566  
   
PP_566 That Daniel Mills (566) was the father of Mary Mills (283)  
   
Nieces of Isaac Mills mentioned in his will of 1806 (something that puzzled me for the last 17 years…)  
N_Mary Mary Catford  
Mary daughter of John Mills was baptised in St. Nicholas Deptford in 1747. B_1747  
Mary Mills married William Pierce in 1774 in Finsbury. They had 3 children, in 1776, 1780 and 1784. M_1774  
William Pierce died in 1790 in Finsbury. D_1790  
Mary Pierce, widow, married Abraham Cutford in 1799. M_1799  
Mary Cutford died in 1814 in Deptford D_1814  
N_Jane Jane Outhy??  
Jane daughter of John Mills was baptised in St. Nicholas Deptford in 1748. B_1748  
Jane Mills married Samuel Pratt in 1780 in Finsbury. M_1780  
Samuel Pratt died in 1791 in Deptford. D_1791  
Jane Pratt married Henry Quittenden in St. Paul Deptford in 1808. This is 2 years after Isaac Mills' will, but they were probably living together is a sort of common-law marriage by 1806. M_1808  
N_Elizabeth Elizabeth Roisn??  
Elizabeth daughter of John Mills was baptised in St. Nicholas Deptford in 1753. B_1753  
Elizabeth Mills married Lawrence Rowan (Roawn) in 1775 in Finsbury. M_1775  
They had a son James baptised a few month after the marriage. He may be the James Roan who died in 1791 in Camden.  
Lawrence Rowan died in 1822 in Camden aged 69. D_1822  
Elizabeth Rowan died in 1831 in Southwark aged 78. D_1831  
N_Esther Esther Mills  
Esther daughter of John Mills was baptised in St. Nicholas Deptford in 1760. B_1760  
Elizabeth Mills died in 1805 in Deptford. D_1805  
   
Records The Records  
1721-02-20 Marriage in Maidstone All Saints, Kent (FindMyPast, 2020)  
Anthony Mills and Mary Holden  
   
1721-10-01 Baptism in Maidstone, Kent (IGI, 2011)  
Elizabeth Mills d. of Anthony Mills & Mary  
   
1723-04-12 Baptism in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (FindMyPast, 2020) 1723
John son of Danll: Meule Feltmaker in King Street  
   
1725-01-17 Baptism in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2011) 1725
Jane d. of Antho: Mills Feltmaker in New Street 17 Jan 1724  
   
B_1725 1725-03-14 Baptism in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2011) Daniel (566) 1725
Mary d. of Dan: Mill Feltmaker in King Street 14 Mar 1724 Mary (283)  
   
1726-10-16 Baptism in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2012) Daniel (566) 1726
Anthony s. of Daniel Mealah Kings Street 16 Oct 1726  
   
1729-03-16 Baptism in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2012) Daniel (566) 1729
Isaack s. of Daniel Meal KS 16 Mar 1728  
   
1736-05-23 Baptism in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2012) Daniel (566) 1736
Jane d. of Daniel Meale Labourer KS 23 May 1736  
   
1740-05 Burial in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2012) 1740
Mary wife of Anthony Mill Hatter in King Street  
   
B_1747 1747-03-23 Baptism in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2012) Family (566) 1747
Mary daughter of John Mill Hatter Hughes field 23 March 1746  
   
B_1748 1748-01-17 Baptism in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2012) Family (566) 1748
Jane daughter of John Mills Hatter in Hughes feild 17 January 1747  
   
M_1748L 1748-05-06 Marriage Bond in St. Olave, Southwark (SoG, 2001) Jean (282) 1748
On which day appeared Personally John Lormier of the parish of Christ Church Spittlefields in the County of Middlesex Batchelor aged upwards of Twenty Seven Years and alledged that he intends to intermarry with Mary Mills of the parish of St. Paul Deptford in the County of Kent Spinster aged upwards of Twenty One Years. Mary (283)  
Not knowing or believing any lawfull Let or Impediment by reason of any Precontract Consanguinity or any other lawfull means whatsoever to hinder the said intended Marriage of ? truth of the Premisses he made Oath and Prayed Licence to solemnize the said Marriage in the Parish Church of St. Olave Southwark in the County of Surry or in the Chapel within the Tower of London John Lormier  
CRW: Parish Records for St. Olave Southwark between 1731 and 1769 not available at Ancestry.co.uk in 2020  
   
B_1749 1749-09-30 Baptism in Threadneedle St., French Huguenot (IGI, 1999) Jean (282)  
Lormier Marie fille de Jean et Marie Mills, P. Daniel Mills, M. Sara Bethell, née 5 sept. Mary (283)  
   
1749-09 Baptism in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2012) Family (566)  
John son of John Mills Hatter Hughes feild 4 Dec 1750  
   
1749-11 Burial in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2012) Family (566)  
John son of John Mills Hatter Hughes feild 4 Dec 1750  
   
1750-12-04 Baptism in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2012) Family (566) 1750
Daniel son of John Mills Hatter Hughes feild 4 Dec 1750  
   
B_1753 1753-08-10 Baptism in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2012) Family (566) 1753
Elizabeth daughter of John Mills Hatter Hughes feild 10 August 1753  
   
1756-02-15 Baptism in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2012) Family (566) 1756
John son of John Mills Hatter Hughes feild 15 Feb 1756  
   
1758-10-03 Baptism in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2012) Family (566) 1758
Peter William son of John Mills hatter Hughes feild 3 Oct 1758  
   
B_1760 1760-10-08 Baptism in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2012) Family (566) 1760
Esther daughter of John Mills Hatter Hughes feild 10 Oct 1760  
   
1762-10-01 Baptism in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2012) Family (566) 1762
Isaac son of John Mills Hatter Hughes feild 1 Oct 1762  
   
1763-10-27 Burial in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2012) Family (566)  
Isaac son of John Mills Hatter Hughes feild 27 Oct 1763  
   
1764-12-03 Baptism in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2012) Family (566) 1764
Anthony son of John Mills Hatter Hughes feild 3 Dec 1764  
   
1764-12-07 Burial in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2012) Family (566)  
Anthony son of John Mills Hatter Hughes feild 7 Dec 1764  
   
M_1774 1774-04-03 Marriage in St. Luke Old Streeet, Finsbury (FamilySearch; Ancestry.co.uk, 2020) Family (566) 1774
William Pierce of this parish widower and Mary Mills of this parish spinster were married in this church by banns this third day of April 1774 by me – John Davis curate   
   This marriage was solemnized between us                Wm Pierce  
                                                                                      the mark of Mary Mills  
   In the presence of     John Mills  
                                     John ?  
   
1775-04-25 Marriage in St. Luke Old Streeet, Finsbury (FamilySearch; Ancestry.co.uk, 2020) Family (566) 1775
Lawrence Roawn of this parish bachelor and Elizabeth Mills of this parish spinster were married in this church by banns this 25th day of April 1775 by me – Thomas Grant?    
   This marriage was solemnized between us                the mark of Lawrence Roawn   
                                                                                      the mark of Elizabeth Mills  
   In the presence of     John Mills  
                                     Jane Mills  
CRW: for Roawn, read Rowan  
   
1775-09-206 Apprenticeship in Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, 1710-1811, 2012) Family (566) 1775
James Franks apprenticed to Daniel Mills, Master shipwright, Deptford, Kent  
   
1776-10-20 Baptism in St. Luke Old Streeet, Finsbury (FamilySearch; Ancestry.co.uk, 2012) Family (566) 1776
Jane Elizabeth Anne d. of William Pierce cardmaker & Mary, born 24 September  
   
D_1777 1777-01-05 Burial in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2012) Daniel (566) 1777
Daniel Mills Hatter from King Street 5 January 1777  
   
W_1777 1777-01-09 Will (KentRO, 2012, Copy) 1777 Daniel (566) 1777
Testator: Daniel Mills of St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent, Hatter Mary (567)  
Executors: wife Mary  
Date: 10 April 1760, proved 9 January 1777  
Witnesses: Edw. Currey, Tho. Torkington  
Will: - all to wife Mary Mills  
 - executrix wife Mary Mills   
   
1780-04-03 Marriage in St. Luke Old Streeet, Finsbury (FamilySearch; Ancestry.co.uk, 2020) Family (566) 1780
Samuel Pratt of this parish bachelor and Jane Mills of this parish spinster were married in this church by banns this 3rd day of April 1780 by me – G. William curate   
   This marriage was solemnized between us                Saml Pratt   
                                                                                      Jane Mills  
   In the presence of     John Mills  
                                     the mark of Esther Mills  
   
1780-10-15 Baptism in St. Luke Old Streeet, Finsbury (FamilySearch; Ancestry.co.uk, 2012) Family (566) 1780
Elizabeth Esther d. of William Pearce cardmaker & Mary, born 23 September  
   
1784-12-15 Baptism in St. Luke Old Streeet, Finsbury (FamilySearch; Ancestry.co.uk, 2012) Family (566) 1784
William Peter s. of William Pearce Paste board maker & Mary, born 15 November  
   
1785-xx-23 Burial in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2012)  
Jane Mills of Church Street Widow aged 94 years  
   
D_1786 1786-12-31 Burial in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2012) Mary (567) 1786
Mary Mills Widow from King Street Hatter 31 December 1786  
   
W_1787 1787-01-04 Will (KentRO, 2012, Copy) 1787 Mary (567) 1787
Testator: Mary Mills of St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent, Widow  
Executors: son Isaac Mills & daughter Jane Mills  
Date: 4 October 1783, proved 4 January 1787  
Witnesses: John Mitchell, George Banks & William Banks  
Will: - wearing apparel to daughter Jane Mills  
 - rest equally to son Isaac Mills and daughter Jane Mills  
 - executors son Isaac Mills and daughter Jane Mills  
   
1789-05-17 Marriage in St. Mary Rotherhithe, Kent (FamilySearch, 2012) Family (566) 1789
William Wallis of this parish batchelor and Jane Mills of the parish of St. Nicholas Deptford in the County of Kent spinster were married in this church by licence this seventeenth day of May one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine by me – Thomas Cockayne rector   
   This marriage was solemnized between us                Wm Wallis  
                                                                                      Jane Mills  
   In the presence of     Isaac Mills                   Johanna Wallis                       N Wallis  
                                     W Wallis                      Elizth Blyvers Kings Wallis  
   
D_1790 1790-05-17 Burial in St. Luke Old Streeet, Finsbury (Ancestry.co.uk, 2012) Family (566) 1790
William Pearce a man  
   
D_1791 1791-01-20 Burial in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2020) Family (566) 1791
Samuel Pratt shipwright from Back Lane  
   
M_1799 1799-12-08 Marriage in St. Luke Old Streeet, Finsbury (FamilySearch; Ancestry.co.uk, 2020) Family (566) 1799
Abraham Cutford of this parish wodower and Mary Pierce of this parish widow were married in this church by banns this 8th day of December 1799 by me – Thomas B?  
   This marriage was solemnized between us                the mark of Abraham Cutford  
                                                                                      the mark of Mary Mills  
   In the presence of     William Meers?  
                                     Ester Mills  
   
D_1805 1805-03-31 Burial in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2011) Family (566) 1805
Esther Mills from the Stowage  
   
D_1806 1806-04-06 Burial in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, 2011) Family (566) 1805
Isaac Mills Hatter King Street  
   
W_1806 1806-04-10 Will (PRO, ref. PROB 11/1441, 2003, Copy) 1806 Family (566) 1806
Testator: Isaac Mills -1806, Felt Maker, St. Nicholas, Deptford, Kent  
Executors: niece Mary Elizabeth Carter, nephew George Carter her brother  
Date: 23 February 1804, died 29 March 1806, proved 10 April 1806  
Witnesses: James Jenny, Geo Cooper  
Will: - £100 to sister Jane Wallis  
 - £5 to niece Mary Catford N_Mary  
 - £10 to niece Jane Outhdy?? N_Jane surnames
 - £5 to niece Elizabeth Roisn?? N_Elizabeth  
 - £10 to niece Esther Mills N_Esther  
 - £5 to niece Mary Carter wife of George Carter  
 - £10 to nephew David Lormier Family (282)  
 - £5 to niece Jane Lormier  
 - £5 to niece Esther Lormier  
 - rest to niece Mary Elizabeth Carter living with him  
 - £5 to nephew George Carter  
   
M_1808 1808-10-22 Marriage in St. Paul Deptford, Kent (Ancestry.co.uk, England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, 2020) Family (566) 1810
Henry Quittenden and Jane Pratt  
   
D_1810 1810-04-01 Burial in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (FreeREG, 2020) Family (566) 1810
Jane Wallis, abode: New Street, Deptford  
   
D_1814 1814-03-20 Burial in St. Nicholas Deptford, Kent (FreeREG, 2020) Family (566) 1814
Mary Cutford aged 73, abode: Stowage, Deptford  
   
D_1822 1822-08-27 Burial in St. Martin in the Fields, Camden Town, Camden (Ancestry.co.uk, 2020) Family (566) 1822
Lawrence Rowan, age 69, abode: workhouse  
   
D_1831 1831-09-22 Burial in St. Giles, Camberwell, Southwark (Ancestry.co.uk, 2020) Family (566) 1831
Elizabeth Rowan, age 78, abode: Camberwell  
   
 
© C. R. Watts 2020 created 10.12.1999, revised 08.05.2020  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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