Roger Miles

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1667, Eastern Shore, Virginia; He departed from Bristol, England, but that may have just been the port city of departure. He could have lived somewhere else in England.
• Headright: 16 August 1667, Accomack County, Virginia; Roger Milles was listed as a headright in a land certificate issued to Henry Smith for a 1,000-acre patent on 16 Aug 1667 (Acc Orders, 1666-1670, p. 36) Roger was an indentured servant
• Depostion: 9 December 1668, Accomack County, VA; Several times he heard Eliza Carter say that she thought she had a frog or snake in her belly. She said she could go down to Accohannock & get some physic and make either a hog or a dog of it. Signed, Roger Myles. (well she was obviously cray-cray)
• Deposition : 1670, Accomack County, VA; About the middle of March 1667, Foxcroft sold Roger Miles to Henry Brown for 3 years, to be free the First of April. Signed, Daniel Foxcroft.
• Court: April 1670, Accomack County, Virginia; Roger Miles proved by several evidences that he had served his time as servant to Henry Browne, who had not paid him his corn and clothes. Ordered that Browne pay Miles according to the custom of the country and pay court Charges.
• Depostition : 8 April 1670, Accomack County, Virginia; Henry Browne said that Roger Miles was free from Mr. Smith the first of April. Signed, Daniel (X) Clenson. (McKey - V2 p 198 - Accomack Co. Orders 1666 - 1670 p 189, 190).
• Court: 17 September 1672, Accomack County, Virginia; Jno. Cole was granted a judgment of 394 lbs tobacco against Roger Miells(sic). The debt was to be paid next 10 October with court costs.
• Court: 17 April 1678, Accomack County, Virginia; An Indian named Arthur (attorney: Charles Holden) complained that Roger Miles had detained his gun. Ordered that Miles deliver the gun "sell fixed" to Arthur and pay court costs.
• Land Purchase: 1683, Accomack County, Virginia; Bought 620a S of Gargatha from Miles & Ann Gray. 2 yrs later Roger/Ann deeded 200a back to Ann Gray for her life & then it was to go to her son John Gray (I don't know if these are your Gray relatives, seems so, but don't know if Grays were active in Accom
• Court 2: 3 Jul 1683, Accomack County, Virginia; John Baylie's or some place where he might hear of an owner. 2 or 3 days later when Roger saw Prettiman on the horse at Hunting Creek Mill, he told Prettiman that it was William Anderson's horse. Signed and sworn in open court 3 Jul 1683, by Roger Miles
• Court: 3 Jul 1683, Accomack County, Virginia; About last Nov, Roger was at John Priteman's house at Myssongo, where John Pretteman, Jr. told him about a large white horse, side hobbled w/a small cord "& very much galled therewith," Roger advised Prettiman to ride the horse to
• Will: October 1686, Accomack County, VA; Smith left his whole estate to his cousin Roger Miles with the exception of his land which he left to Roger's son Roger. It was proved by Isaac Dix.
• Estate: January 1687, Accomack County, Virginia; Miles provided to the court the depositions of Richard Hastings and John Townsend, who declared that the mothers of Smith and Miles were sister born to one mother. Ordered that Miles retain the real estate until a better righ appeared.
• Lawsuit: 20 February 1689, Accomack County, Virginia; Lt. CoL. John West sued Roger Miles as executor of William Smith (deceased), producing a note written in 1680, in which Smith had requested West to pay William Benston 4100 lbs tobaccoSmith obliged himself to repay the sum.
• Lawsuit: 20 February 1689, Accomack County, Va; The suit was dismissed. Col. John West was dissatisfied with the above judgment and requested liberty to appeal to the next general court. This was granted with him and the defendant giving security according to the law.
• Lawsuit: 20 February 1689; West, showing the note & receipt, requested & order against Miles, as Smith's exec. After Miles' attorney pleaded a law limiting how far notes are pleadable against the estates of dead men, the court judged that West had not sued within the time allowed.
• Court: 15 December 1691, Accomack County, Virginia; Roger Miles and his wife Ann were summoned to court at the suit of Mr. Joseph Robinson against Andrew Steward, and since both of them attended court three days, in was ordered that Robinson pay them 120 lbs tobacco each with court cost
• Land Sale: 1693, Accomack County, Virginia; Roger Miles & his wife Ann deeded 200a to Mary Wright. There was no further record of Roger , but the balance of the land later was found to be in the poss. of son William Miles. Deed in notes

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Died:
He last appeared in Accomack County Court records on 2 Aug 1698. Assuming he died shortly thereafter.

Roger married Ann Fowkes in 1672 in Accomack County, Virginia. Ann (daughter of James Fowkes Fowkes and Ann Merriton) was born in 1639 in England; died in 1710 in Accomack County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Roger Miles was born in 1672; died in 1712.
2. William Miles was born in 1674 in Accomack County, Virginia; died after 1744 in Accomack County, Virginia.