Milliuspage

Welcome to The Milius Family Page, which furnishes historical detail beyond the site index, exploring three generations of Millius' in the line of Johan Jacob Milius of Germany.

8. Anna (Miliussin) Milius (Weatherwax)--The mother of Anna Weatherwax, and wife of Lorentz Weatherwax, Anna Milius (Millious, Melius) was born in upstate New York in 1763, married Lorentz in 1784, had eleven children and died sometime after 1810. While we have not located church records or other documents definitely proving Anna’s parents, circumstantial evidence strongly suggests that she is the daughter of Johann Jacob Milius (b.1722) and Catherina Kilmer (b.1728). Researcher Barbara Jeffries' website lists the father as John. While LDS show Lorentz’ wife Anna Miliussin as being born in West Sand Lake, Rensselaer Co., NY. in 1763, researcher Rebecca Rector checked the church records there and could find no record concerning the Milius family before the 1770s. She believed the place of birth was probably inaccurate since "the first white settler did not come to the Sand Lake area until 1767 and the first church (Trinity Lutheran) was not established until 1777." She did find one George Millious listed next to Andrew Widerwax in a 1740-1850 list of births and deaths from Philipstown, Rensselaer Co., NY. More recent LDS entries (and other websites), however show an Anna Milius (born Oct. 7, 1764 in Churchtown, Columbia, NY, daughter of Johann and Janetje Milius-no further details) as well as an Annatje Milius, who was born in 1763 and christened Nov. 21, 1763 either in Reformed Church, Gallatin, Columbia Co., NY. or Red Hook, Dutchess Co., NY (where Lorentz’s father, Andries/Andrew Weatherwax was born). These entries list Jacob and Catherina Milus as the parents but, unfortunately, none show Annatje’s husband or children, which would conclusively identify her as our ancestor. If we accept John as the father's name, it does not rule Jacob out because his first name is Johann (ie. John). We do know that Anna’s oldest daughter was named Catherina and her second son, Jacob (indicating these were probably names in Anna’s family). Jacob & Catharina’s children are listed as: Simon (b.1751), Wilhelm (b.1756), Mareitje (b.1758), Christina (b.1761) Annatje (b.1763), Adam (b.1765) and Jacob Jr (b.1767)--all born in Red Hook, NY.

9. (Johann) Jacob Milius (Jr)--The probable father of Anna (Annatje) Milius Weatherwax, Johann (or John) Jacob Milius was born in 1722 in Germantown, Columbia Co., NY. He was christened June 17, 1722 in Kingston, Ulster Co., NY. On Aug.18,1747, he married Catherina Kilmer and together they had seven children. He died sometime after 1767. Jacob’s parents, Johan Jacob (Sr.) and Anna Maria Dings, were both Palatine Germans who immigrated to New York.

10. Johan Jacob Milius (Sr)--The father of Jacob Milius Jr., Johan Jacob Milius (Melius) Sr. was born in Germany in 1688. He immigrated to New York and in 1721, in Kingston, Ulster Co. married Anna Maria Dings (b.1692 in Hockstenbach, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia, Germany). Anna was the daughter of immigrant Johan Jacob Dings (b.ca.1675 in Munderbach, Hessen-N., Germany; died in Poughkeepsia, NY; his mother’s name was Anna Maria--lived 1653-1672 in Germany) who married Gerdraut Ax (b.ca.1679 in Hockstenbach) in 1691 in Germany. Nothing further is known about the Milius line.