I'm fascinated by your story about this deed. My 3g grandfather, Martin V. Miller, was from Warrick Co IN. His father, Horatio Nelson Miller, was closely associated with the Hedges family -- even got arrested for "riot" with a couple of them! I find their names near one another in the land records also. Both the Millers and the Hedges intermarried with the Hudson and Hinman families. I had always assumed that Martin was named after Martin Van Buren, but have no proof and little record of the initial V. I guess I'll have to go back and study up on Martin Van Buren.


If you can share any further information with me about your branch of the Hedges family, I would be grateful. My aunt and I just returned from Warrick Co where we went to Millersburg, where the Millers settled. Because Miller was a common name, and because at least one other group of Millers was associated with both the Ohio/Butler/Daviess Co KY area and with Warrick and PIke Co, IN, it has been rather difficult to sort through all the info. However, I now think that there may be some links between the Ashby and Hedges family and the Millers that may predate their coming to Ohio Co KY.

I would love to hear from you!