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FOREWORD
The main purpose of this brief history of the Millholland
family in America is to tie together the many facts and give
them to the members of the "family" in such shape that they
will serve as a foundation on which the present and future
generations may build their own family history.
To gather the material for this manuscript has been
Interesting and thrilling, so that if this little volume
awakens a desire on your part to add the records of your own
family and keep it with your family treasures, I will feel
that I have been amply repaid for my efforts. All the facts,
dates and statistics have been verified and checked.
There are but fifty copies and I have filed one of them
with The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, in Phlladelphi
My sincere thanks and deep appreciation to all those who
have helped make this writing possible.
James Harrison Millholland
April 1955
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a manufacturer of linen textiles. James from early youth fol¬
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carrying cargoes to far distant ports of the world.
In 1785 James sailed to Philadelphia and made that port his
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the son, Robert Douglass Millholland,
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said James Millholland, left his wife, on a sea voyage from the
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the possession of Harry Z. Maxwell, Philadelphia, a great-great-
grandson of Isabella Douglass.
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who married David Griffith; their son Captain David Griffith of
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He grew up in the seafaring trade in the days when the
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speed. Early in life he went into the ship outfitting and
rigging business for himself, and was very successful. The
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Blocks and Ships Pumps. This listing is carried in the directories
for many years . About 1853 he discontinued his Block and Pump
business and became Judge of the Tax Appeals Court, which
position he held at the time of his death.
In the War of l8l2 with Great Britain he served as a First
Lieutenant in the 4th Company, Sixth Regiment of the Maryland
Militia at the battles of North Point and Fort McHenry, on
September 12 and I3j l8l4,
On May 3, I8IO he married Nancy Ann Day, a Quaker, in Bel Air,
Maryland where she lived, being the daughter of John Day and
Sarah Ann Fisher, This proved to be a very happy union as they
had ten children as follows;
Born Died
James Mlllholland Oct. 6,l8l2 Aug.I8,1875
m. Fanny Curtis of Stratford, Conn.
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Thomas Tenant Mlllholland
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with a severe heart attack and died In Baltimore on May 19j 1859
at the age of 71 years,where he is buried in Greenmount Cemetery.
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1812 - 1875
Son of Robert Douglass and Ann Day Millholland, was born in
Baltimore, Md., October 6,l8l2. He started out in the sailing
ship outfitting business in his father's shipyard, but soon gave
this up to learn the trade of machinist.
It was while working in the shops of George W. Johnson in
Baltimore that he helped construct the TOM THUMB locomotive for
Peter Cooper of New York. This locomotive with one cylinder and
weighing hardly more than a ton was the first locomotive built in
America. On its trial trip it pulled a boat shaped car with a
load of passengers, among whom were the Directors, on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad August 28, I830. (Before the use of
steam, horses furnished the motive power on the railroads.)
We find that in 1835 he was associated with James Allaire of
the Allaire Iron Works In New York, constructors of marine engines
who at that time had the finest machine shops In the Unites States.
It was while he was living in New York that he became acquainted
with and married Fanny Curtis in Stratford, Conn., Nov. 30, l837 •
She was born in Stratford, April 24, 1818 and died in Reading, Pa.,
February 16, 1864 just nine days after her son Paul Douglass
Mlllholland was born. She is burled In Charles Evans Cemetery,
in Reading,
In 1838 he became Master of Machinery for the Baltimore and
Susquehanna R .R, now Northern Central Railroad, which had just
been completed from Baltimore to York, Pa.
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position of Master Mechanic for the Baltimore & Ohio R .R. He went
to Reading, Pa., and entered the employ of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad on Sept, 1, l848 as Superintendent of Motive
Power and Rolling Equipment. During his association with the
Company from 1848 to l866 he designed and built all of the
P & R locomotives ,
In 1866 he resigned from the Reading Road to accept the
presidency of the Consolidation Coal Company and the Cumberland
& Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Mt. Savage, Maryland, In
the Spring of 1869, he resigned this position and returned to
Reading and in 187O went into the banking business with John Hoff,
the father of his second wife, Mary Ann Hoff, born April 1, l832,
whom he married April 16, 1866 in Reading. They had two sons,
John Hoff Mlllholland, born at Mt. Savage, Md., July I8, 1867, and
died in Reading, June 21, i897j and Robert Douglass Mlllholland
born In Reading, July 17, I869. Mary Ann Hoff Mlllholland
died June 6, I899.
During the great panic of 1874-75, the Jay Cooke and Henry
Clews banking house failures in New York nearly ruined the Hoff
& Mlllholland firm financially, John Hoff died in March 1874 and
James Milholland on August I8, 1875* (He is burled in Charles
Evans Cemetery, Reading.) The bank however paid every dollar of
Its indebtedness and every depositor received dollar for dollar
with Interest to date of settlement,
James Mlllholland made many valuable contributions to loco¬
motive design during the eighteen years he was connected with
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Injector for Injecting water into locomotive boilers when under
steam pressure. Previous to this, the water was injected by feed-
water piston pumps which were operated from the running gear.
The Patent was sold to a New York Company for $100,000.00; it was
known as the Little Giant Injector, and the New York firm made
millions out of it.
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Reading Companj' (19^1) Philadelphia^ Fa.
Iron Horses, American Locomotives I828 - 19OO.
By E. P. Alexander,
Development of the Locomotive,
By J. Snowden Bell,
History of the Consolidation Coal Company 1864 - 1934
By Charles E. Beachley,
Pioneer Railroads,
History of the Locomotives of the Reading Company.
By George M. Hart,
Baker Library,
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JAMES MILIHOLLAND PATENT, READING, PA,
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Wife of James Millholland, was born in Stratford, Conn.,
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she is buried.
She is a direct descendant of William Judson who was born
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July 29, 1662.
m. ' Grace ------- d. Sept.29^1659
Capt» Joseph Judson m. Sarah Porter, Oct.24, 1644 b. England I619 d. Mar .16,1696-7 d. Oct.28,1690
buried in Stratford, Jun.26,1672, Commissioned Lieut, in the Colonial Services, May 11,1676, appointed Captain. (Colonial Records of Conn.)
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m, Rebecca Welles, Aug.l8,l680 b. May 1655 d, Nov.3,1717
James Judson. 2nd. b . Apr.1,1689
m, Martha Lewis, Dec.18,1712
m, Joseph Curtis, 3rd. Dec,24,1740 b. Mar .28,1721 d. ----- 1801
Silas Curtis bapt. ---- 1750
Joel Curtis b . Dec . 1791
m. Harriet Judson Daughter of Abner Judson
Fanny Curtis b. Apr.24,1818 d. Feb.16,1864
m, James Mlllholland, Nov.30,l837 b. Oct.6,1812 d. Aug.18,1875
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James Millholland and Fanny Curtis Mlllholland 1812 - 1875 1819 - 1864
Married in Stratford, Conn., Nov. 30, 1837
Harriet Ann Millholland m, Henry Hunter, 1861, Reading, Pa. b. Jun.8,l840 d. May 11,1916 in Washington, D.C.
James Allaire Millholland b. Dec .8,1842 d. Dec .6,1911
Cumberland,Md.
m. Virginia Keim, I869, Reading,Pa 2nd m. Woodward H, Blunt, Feb.1898 in New York
Fanny Curtis Millholland b. Jun.6,l845 d. Apr .8,1910
Philadelphia,Pa.
Henry Millholland b. Jun.11,1857 d . Nov.14,1923
Reading,Pa.
m, Ella Lybrant Stlchter, Nov.30,. 1881, in Reading, Pa , 188I
Paul Douglas Millholland b. Feb,7,1864 d. Sept,16,1946
Philadelphia, Pa,
James Millholland 1812 » 1875
Robert Douglas Millholland b. Jul.17,1869
m, Emily Bland of Reading, Pa
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Children Born
m, W. Milnor Roberts of Cumberland, Md.
James Allaire Mlllholland, Jr, Nov. 10, 1871
Anna Kelm Mlllholland Aug. 8, 1873
m. VanLear P, Shrlver of Cumberland, Md,
Lewis Curtis Mlllholland Mar. 23, I875
m. Minnie West of Keyser, W.Va,
John Kelm Mlllholland Dec. 30, 1876
m. Estelle DeVries of Cumberland, Md.
Alan C. Mlllholland July l4, 1878
m, Hermlone Quackenbush of New York
Randolph K. Mlllholland Feb. 6, 188O
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Virginia Randolph Mlllholland
William Mcllvalne Mlllholland
Beverly R. Mlllholland
Martha W, Mlllholland
Cumberland, Md.
28, 1906 at Cumberland, Md.
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Paul Douglas Mlllholland
Dec. 11, 1902
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Children Born Died
m. Albert Ferguson of Reading, Pa. 1907180
Sarah Fisher Hunter Nov, 9, 1862 1936
m. Henry Howarth of New York
Lucy Hunter Sept. 22, 1865 1933
m, John Cremer
Charles Henry Hunter ) Aug. 12, 1867 1867 James Mlllholland Hunter \ ) Twins " " " March 1946
m. Millie .
Henry Augustus Hunter, Jr. Peb. l4, 187O Dec. 3, 1946
m. Marjorie Collins
m. Charles Froment
Susan Benson Hunter Apr. 1875 Dec. 25, 1877
Mary Hunter Oct. 28, 1877
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Married George Rees Repplier in Reading, Pa,, Dec, b. May 24, i844 d. July 10, 1913
Children Born
m, Thompson S, Westcott of Philadelphia Oct. 11, 1893
Frances Curtis Repplier Apr, 11, 1872
m, Adrien Francolse Wellens of Philadelphia Apr. 6, 1899
James Millholland Repplier Mar, I8, I875
m. Helen Weaver of Philadelphia June 3, 1902
Elizabeth Rees Repplier Apr. l4, 1877
m. William Henry Dohan of Delaware County May 23, 1903
Agnes Repplier July 22, I879
m. Leander W. Riddle of Glen Riddle June 9,
Katherine Marshall Repplier Aug. 17, 1882
m. Charles Marshall, Jr. of Philadelphia June 7, 1906
2nd m. Harry G, Shoenthaler of Philadelphia Nov, 5, 1949
Harriet Ann Repplier Sept. 12, 1884
m. John Rutherford Boyd of Philadelphia Dec. 16, 1909
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Born, Peb. 1, l857 Died, March 9, 1931
Children Born
Henry Millholland was a Mechanical Engineer and Inventor
of great ability. He was associated in his early years with the
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machinery which he imported from England.
About 1900, he was Instrumental in bringing Charles E.
Duryea, the "father of the automobile" to Reading, where as a
partner of Duryea they formed the Duryea Power Company and
manufactured the first successful gasoline automobiles In this
Country.
Manufacturing Co., of Williamsport, Pa., makers of special
valves and fire hydrants, many of which he designed and patented.
He is buried, together with his wife, in Charles Evans
Cemetery, Reading, Pa.
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Born, February 7j l864 in Reading, Pa. Died, September 16,19^6
Married, Virginia White Harrison in Piedmont, W.Va., April 8,
1891j who was Born June l4, 1863 in Cumberland, Md., and
Died May 31^ 19^1 in Philadelphia.
There were three children, all born in Reading, Pa.
James Harrison Mlllholland b. February 1, 1893
George Harrison Mlllholland b. January 22, I895
Mary Ann Mlllholland b. April 3,1897 d. Jan.19,1904
Paul Douglas Mlllholland graduated as a Civil Engineer in I886
from Lehigh University, He assisted In surveying and constructing
the West Virginia Central and Pittsburgh Railway, now the Western
Maryland Railroad, after which he was connected with the Georges
Creek and Cumberland Railroad at Cumberland, Md, In 1889 he
left Cumberland to help construct and later manage the Neversink
Mountain R.R. at Reading, Pa., the third electric railroad In the
United States, and the first electric railroad in this country
operated by water power.
After four years, during which time in 1894, he was elected
to the City Council, he went into the electrical supply and
construction business for himself In Reading, and about I898
entered the Iron and Steel business with J, H. Sternbergh & Son,
as sales representative. Later on, this firm was absorbed by
the American Iron & Steel Manufacturing Co., which was later
merged with the Bethlehem Steel Co., where he was connected in
the sales department in Philadelphia up to the time of his
retirement in 1928.
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in Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, with his wife Virginia
who died in Philadelphia May 31, 19^1*
Virginia White Harrison was a daughter of George Woodrow
Harrison, who was born in Wheeling, W.Va., May 6, 1837
(d. June 6, 1911) and Helen Dannenbury Whltteker, born in
Charleston, W. Va., February 27# 1839 (d. Sept, 25, 1925)
both of whom are burled in Westernport, Md., which is across
the Potomac River from Piedmont, W. Va., where they resided.
Children
James Harrison Millholland b. Feb. 1, 1893
m. Elsie Flnkham Haines, of Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 23# 19^9
George Harrison Millholland b. Jan. 22, l895
m. Florence Freeman Doyle, of Chicago, Ill., June 1919
2nd m. Alice Wardman Rheem, of Washington, D.C., Dec. 12,1938
Mary Ann Millholland b. April 3# 1897 d. Jan.19#1904
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MULHOLLAND
(MILLHOLLAND)
The Coat of Arms signifies that our Scotch-Irloh ancestors were fighting men, as their Motto "SEMPER PRAECINCTUS" means "Ever Ready .
History tells us that there were about seven Crusades in the wars waged by the Christians for the recovery of the Holy Land, from about IO96 to the year 1270> and Christian peoples from all over Europe joined in these expeditions.
The three golden Escallops Indicate that they took part in three Crusadesj the Gold signifies that they participated at thel'r own expense. The ancient Irish Stag shown on the Blue Field is the emblem of their being great hunters. The Crest or large Red Escallop, portrays that they were "blood fighters" extraordinary.
Old records show that the name MILLHOLLAND has been spelled in various ways. Mulholland, Mulhollan, Mullholland, and a great many other derivations. In Celtic the name Mulholland is spelled 0'MAILCHALLAIN. (Reference: "Surname Book and Racial History,")
No matter how the name is spelled, this great Clan had its inception in Argyll, Scotland and later in County Antrim, North Ireland where It flourished and prospered. It was from this background that the original James Mlllholland, roving sea captain of his own ship, came to America in 1785 and settled in Philadelphia.
Burke'3 Peerage
Arms - Az, a stag’s head erased arg. between three escallops or.
Crest - An escallop gu,
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The surname MULHOLLAND, Scotch-Irlsh In origin, which is the
unquestionable source of our present name, has undergone many
forms of spelling, as evidenced by the inspection of old records.
In the early days, circa l600 - 1700 correct spelling seemed to be
relatively unimportant. Whether this was due to lack of education,
and poor handwriting, difficulties of communication, carelessness
or other reasons is not known. It is certainly quite apparent
that names were spelled euphonically for MULLHOLLEN, MULHALLON,
MULHOLLON, etc., were noted as the rule rather than the exception
in all old documents, in many Instances several forms of spelling
pertaining to the same person.
During the summer of 1953, Colonel George H. Millholland and
his wife Alice made a special motor trip through North Ireland
for the express purpose of obtaining family Information. They
examined many public records, directories, legal and church lists
and files, some of which dated back to the year l6l4 but never
once did they find any MILLHOLLAND'S or MILHOLLAND'S . They found
many MULHOLLAND'S or other derivatives or contractions of that
name, as Indicated above, bearing our same family given names such
as JOHN, JAMES, ROBERT, CHARLES,LYDIA, etc. An inspection of the
Civil Directory and Telephone Book of all North Ireland, published
in 1952 failed to contain a single person bearing our present name.
Two MILHOLLAND brothers were located in Wimbledon, London and
one of them interviewed. He knew nothing of his background and
seemed to care less. He knew that he was born in the West Indies,
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son of a British Civil Servant but he did not even know the name
of his grandfather. He was very friendly, appeared to be well
educated and well to do, had a charming wife and two lovely
daughters and seemed very surprised that there were any other
MILHOLLAND'S In the world.
Several old historical books referred to the MULHOLLANDS as
coming from Argyll, Scotland about the year l600. There were two
brothers, Andrew and St. Clair (Sinclair) who were the sons of
Thomas the original. The name MULHOLLAND is supposed to have been
derived from the Scottish MACLALLAN or as some authorities give
it, the Celtic 0'MAILCHALLAIN. There are known tohave been some
0'MULHOLLAN'S prior to 1100 AD but inasmuch as the known facts
indicate that our family is descended from the original Scotch
Thomas of Argyll, it Is believed that this group can be ignored
insofar as we present day MILLHOLLAND‘S are concerned,
A logical explanation of the spelling of the name MILLHOLLAND
is that all persons in North Ireland, with their characteristic
brogue, pronounced the name MULHOLLAND as MELHQLLAND or even
MILLHOLLAND, with the accent on the second syllable; never as
MULHOLLAND (accenting first syllable) the way it is spelled.
(Our present pronunciation MILLHOLLAND (accent on first syllable)
is comparatively recent and was adopted by many members of the
family of our generation for the purpose of telephone clarity.)
In addition, it can be plainly noted that if the name MULHOLLAND
Is written in longhand with a badly formed letter ”u" and dotted
similar to an "l", as the letter "u" was written in early days,
it could readily be interpreted as MILLHOLLAND. (Try it yourself.)
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The original JAMES, from whom we are descended in the modern
sense, and very possibly all MILHOLLAND'S in this country, always
spelled his name as MILLHOLLAND, at least from the time of his
arrival in the United States about 1785^ but the evidence seems
to be Indisputable that he left Belfast a MULHOLLAND and arrived
in America a MILLHOLLAND.
DOUGLASS (only son of JAMES) listed, starting in l8l4 as
MILLHOLLAND. Down through the years until his death in 1859j he
was sometimes listed as MILLHOLLAND and at times as MILHOLLAND,
and very frequently under both MILL and MIL as were his sons and
grandsons . In other words, the same person with the same occupa¬
tion and the identical address was listed in the same book with
different forms of spelling. It almost seemed that the spelling
of the name (MILL or MIL) was at the option of the person concerned
or that euphony in spelling carried down to the latter part of
the Nineteenth Century. (At least in Baltimore.)
Prom the above, it can be seen that the MILLHOLLAND and the
MILHOLLAND'S are of the same origin and that the correct spelling
or our family name is MILLHOLLAND if we are to consider that in
in the United States, Robert Douglass^ MILLHOLLAND knew how ^
desired his name spelled.
Most MILLHOLLAND’S of our generation have grown up with the
belief that the MILLHOLLAND * S were Protestant Irish from North
Ireland and the MULHOLLAND * S Catholic Irish from South Ireland.
This is completely erroneous as indicated by church records of
Belfast, where MULHOLLAND’S are shown to be of both faiths.
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lo ebnoo9‘‘i donodo tJ bedBOibni 8b ano'e/ionne YXodeXquioo p<i4 sidT t'iOd “jL
, addicl ddod lo ed od nwoffos sno S'qilAJJOHJUii snadw ^daslXs^
In passing, it is of interest to note that there are groups
of MILLHOLLAND'S in the State of Washington, believed to have
descended from THOMAS TENANT MILLHOLLAND, youngest son of
ROBERT DOUGLASS MILLHOLLAND who migrated to the Northwest prior
to I89O; in Indiana, descendants of ROBERT DOUGLASS MILLHOLLAND,
the third son of ROBERT DOUGLASS, and in Georgia, present origin
unknown besides those from Maryland and Pennsylvania. There are
MILHOLLAND'S in New York State, Maryland, Pennsylvania and many
others, most of whom are believed to have descended from the
original JAMES, through ROBERT DOUGLASS and whose name has
undergone a change in spelling through reasons mentioned
here tofore .
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