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From: "Art Miller" <>
Subject: Re: [BRE] Brethren "significance" and national significance
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:14:13 -0400
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Can anyone help understand this Wise family's connection to Miller families
in Maryland and Washington Co., Pa.? Specifically,
>Peter Wise reportedly married Mary Magdalena Miller the daughter of Ludwig
>Miller born 1740. Could this Ludwig Miller be the one who was naturalized
>1762 in Maryland, with Daniel Leatherman and Anthony Hartman as witnesses?
>It appears that this Ludwig Miller was member of their COB church
>(Middletown Valley?). Of course, Daniel and Anthony also migrated to
>Washington Co., Pa. Any idea who this Ludwig Miller was? Could he have
>been connected to brothers Abraham Miller (died 1754), Jacob (died c1762)
>and Isaac (died c1754) who lived on Monocacy?
>An Elizabeth Wise born 1764 in Maryland married a David Miller born 1767.
>They were in Shelby Co., Ky. by 1795 with Hartman and Leatherman families.
>It appears that this David Miller was son of William Miller who died 1802
>in West Bethlehem Twp., Washington Co., Pa. I'm wondering if this
>Elizabeth could have been Peter Wise's sister Maria Elizabeth born 1764 in
>Carroll Co., Md..
>Where was the Wise family located in Westmoreland Co.?
Certainly, these Wise and Miller families fit based on timing and location.
But, I haven't been able to establish a definitive connection. Any insight
would be appreciated.
Art Miller, Louisville

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From: "Ruth Hoese" <>
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 9:47 AM
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Subject: Re: [BRE] Brethren "significance" and national significance

> The Adam Wise family was in the Ten Mile area beginning in at least 1770.
> According to Joseph B. Wise in the book The Wise Family,"Adam Wise and his
> family carried on the business of milling and distillation of wine in
> Germany, as well as in Maryland and Pennsylvania," pg. 14. It goes on to
> say, the land was originally in Westmoreland County and was a tomahawk
> improvement....... The land was patented by Peter Wise in 1788 as "The
> Fishery."
>
> The house still standing there was built around 1790.
>
> Adam Wise's youngest daughter, Judith, married "Rev" John Spohn son of
> Martin and Mary Magdalena (Leatherman) Spohn.
>
> Someone put this entire book online as their own work, although it wasn't.
> I
> do not know if it is still online. The book was compiled by Kathryn Swim
> Cummings and Rachel Jones Hayward and published in 1998.
>
> I have a lot more information on this family although I have not done any
> research for a long time.
> Ruth Hoese


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