John & Lavisa/Levica Milliken/Millican Pope Co AR--I know who she is!
On an 1850 court document, all the children of Rev War veteran Samuel Beard (b 1754 VA) are enumerated and their last known whereabouts are given as of that time.Included on the long list is:
"Jane Millican, deceased, daughter of Samuel Beard, dec'd."(Jane Beard married James Millican 18 Sep 1792 in Eastern TN, Greene County.)The heirs of Jane Beard Millican are given as John Millican, Levisa Millican and "John Millican, her husband", and Rebecca McClure, late Rebecca Millican, all of whom "reside in state of Tennessee" when last heard of, and Elizabeth Pate, late Millican, and James Pate, her husband, who last heard of lived in State of Mississippi, and "another child" of Jane Millican, name unknown...
So, it looks like your Levisa Millican probably married her cousin--John Millican.They all lived in and around Bedford Co, TN and are on the 1820 census there--Levisa would have been a teenager.She was born in Adair Co, Kentucky.Her grandfather Samuel Beard and his brothers were founders of the town of Columbia, Adair Co, Kentucky, and old pioneers and soldiers from Augusta Co, Virginia, who went to Eastern TN (Southwest Territory) and fought the Indians, then to Adair Co KY by 1800.Many descendents in the Beard and allied families went to Pope County, Arkansas.
The Millican/Milligan/Milliken family was apparently allied with the Beard family for possibly a hundred or more years.On the 1802 Adair Co Tax List, we find James Millcan, James Jr, and Isaac.I suspect that Jane Beard married James, Jr, not senior.In 1834 Samuel Beard filed for his Rev War pension and cited James Millican as one of his witnesses.(at this point they lived in Henderson Co, TN, just a couple of counties west of Bedford County)
Have been a Beard researcher for many years, also descended from this Samuel.This detailed information just developed this year, and I have been tracking down all the revelations and descendants.Please begin a thread here--ask your questions and I will certainly try to share whatever I know.We can work together to expand the knowledge, both backward and forward.Would love to nail down all Levisa's siblings.
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Keith Hunter 9/12/11
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linda phears 9/13/11
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Nancy Misenheimer 11/04/09
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bryce milligan 2/12/10
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linda phears 11/05/09
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Re: John & Lavisa/Levica Milliken/Millican Pope Co AR--I know who she is!
Nancy Misenheimer 11/12/09
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linda phears 11/12/09
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Re: John & Lavisa/Levica Milliken/Millican Pope Co AR--I know who she is!