Robert Miller, of Northumberland

• It is unlikely that Robert Miller, of Northumberland was a son of Dr. John Miller & his wife Mary Miller. Detached 3 November 2024.
• Brothers Obadiah Miller & Thomas Miller emigrated to Springfield, Massachusetts, by 1649. They are seen as the sons of Robert Miller, of Northumberland & Elizabeth Miller in old GEDCOM uploads, but details do not pan out. They’ve been detached.

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• No substantive proof Robert & Elizabeth were b. in Northumberland near the RIver Tyne.
• Feel welcome to challenge this only if there's a primary or two secondary sources to support your position

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No reliable sourcing at Wikitree supports Robert Miller & Elizabeth Nicholson.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Miller-1872

Robert Miller was born about 1605, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, and died in Massachusetts.

Husband of Elizabeth (Nicholson) Miller — married 14 Dec 1623 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England

Children:

1. Obadiah Miller (b. 1626 England - d. 5 Jan 1718 Springfield, MA). Married 1654 in Springfield to Joan, widow of Thomas Coggins of Taunton
2. Thomas Miller (b. abt 1631 Northamptonshire - d. 5 October 1657 Springfield, MA). Married 12 October 1649 in West Springfield to Sarah Marshfield. Comment: since he married in 1649 he was born 1631 (age 18) or before.

No reliable sourcing at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L8R5-D3K either.

"He, his wife, Elizabeth with Thomas arrived in Massachusetts in 1635."

There's no evidence supporting this couple in New England.

Is this the same Robert Miller?

Three Hundred Colonial Ancestors & War Service, by Elizabeth M Leach Rixford, Clearfield Company 1991
Page 213 < Archive.Org >
MILLER ANCESTRY. [2] ROBERT MILLER, son of John Miller, was born and lived during his entire life in Sussex County, England. His wife was Elizabeth, and they were the parents of several children, among whom was John, who became the progenitor of the Miller family herein contained, in America. Robert Miller was a prosperous citizen and an owner of extensive landed properties in County Sussex, England. References: "Colonial Families" by American Historical Society, Inc, 1928, page 230. See Summary "Husted Ancestry" this book. ==

Husted Ancstry. Page 175. < Archive.Org > Robert Husted, born probably in County Somerset, England, in 1596, sailed for Massachusetts, in 1635, where he remained for a few years, and then removed to Stamford, Conn. "Robert and Angell Husted both came from County Dorset. Robert married Elizabeth Miller." [Elizabeth Miller, b. England, d. Stamford, Conn. 1654]

Gedcom data

https://sites.rootsmagic.com/CarlWatt/individual.php?p=10737

Robert MILLER
(1605 - 1632)

Events
Birth 1605 Tyne River, Northumberland, England
Death 1632 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Families
Spouse Elizabeth NICHOLSON (1610 - 1709) (daughter of Thomas)
Child Thomas MILLER Lt (1631 - 1675)
Comment: Springfield was settled in 1636. There was no Robert Miller there.