Display Patriot - P-245106 - Christian MCMILLAN/MACMILLAN
Christian MCMILLAN/MACMILLAN
SAR Patriot #:
P-245106
The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: NC
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
Birth: 1727 Death: 15 Jun 1811
Additional References:
SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004
Spouse: Gilbert McMillan Children: Members Who Share This Ancestor
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Instead the information provided is best effort, and from volunteers who have either researched grave sites, service records, or something similar. There is no documentation available at NSSAR HQ to order.
Author: Gary Owen Green
McMillan, Christian Ban Taylor McBryde (b. 1727, Cantyre, Scotland; d. 15 Jun 1811, McEachern Cemetery (Mill Prong), Robeson, NC) Married in 1746 in Scotland to Gilbert McMillan (b. about 1725 in Scotland; d. 1772, NC) She was the famous “Chrioadiad h Ban” pronounced Christiana Ban meaning white or fair Christian. She was a woman of great force of character, with indomitable energy and perseverance. Although she never studied medicine, during the Revolutionary War period, she was the only person who could act as a physician in Scots country. Riding her little pony, she covered the territory from Rowland, NC to about where Parkton, NC is now (1954) about forty miles. She carried simple medicines and remedies for the sick and afflicted. She rode day and night through all kinds of weather to administer to the needy. She is remembered as one of the greatest pioneer women in colonial history America. She often visited in Army camps and helped with the nursing.
LUMBER RIVER SCOTS (1942) describes Christian McMillan as a woman of great character who during the Rev War period acted as physician for the folk in a 40 mile area, she rode a grey pony and carried remedies in her saddle bags.
Gilbert McMillan (d. 1772) was the first person buried in the McEachern Cemetery, Robeson County, North Carolina, two years after coming to America. He came from the Isle of Cantyre Scotland with the Gilchrist family in 1770. On his gravestone are these words: "Gilbert McMillan, died 7th of May, 1772, Aged 50 years." By his side is buried Christian McMillan and these words are on her gravestone: "Christian McMillan, died June 15th 1811, Aged 84 years."
About 1940 J E Purcell and Angus Wilton McLean collected a small amount of money and had these graves built up to a height of about two feet with solid concrete. The two small gravestones were laid in the concrete and will be there for many generations. (NSSAR Membership # 77621; Nelda Stephenson's Southern Relatives Entries: 73739 Updated: 2012-10-09 04:47:21 UTC (Tue) Contact:Nelda;http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/robertwg/carolina.htm)
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