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Jonathan4 (Job3, John2, John1) Milk born 9 March 1728, Dartmouth, MA, and died in Washington, NY. He married Mercy Trowbridge (Strowbridge, Strobridge), daughter of Ruth Lawton and John Trowbridge (Strowbridge, Strobridge) on 30 Nov 1747. Mercy was born 30 Nov 1726 in Newport, RI; and died in Easton, Washington, NY.
Note: There is a genealogy of Mercy Trowbridge included in "History and Genealogy of the Milk-Milks Family" by Grace Croft.

Children of Jonathan and Mercy:
  • Job Milk born about 1748.
    • Thirteen years after the name Job Milk, Jr. disappears from the Tax Lists of Dutchess Co., the name again appears (1775) in Amenia."
  • Benjamin Milk born about 1750.
  • David Milk born 1752; died 15 Jun 1806.
  • Lemuel Milk born 1753.
  • Rebecca born 18 Mar 1759; died on 24 Mar 1843.
  • George Milk born 1762.
  • Jonathan Milk born 1769.
Note: at the time of publication of her book, Ms. Croft had found no documentation proving the above children were Jonathan and Mercy Milk's. She felt that there were probably more children, daughters who may have married into Crandall, Benson and other Easton families.
If anyone has found any evidence of more children, during their research, I would appreciate hearing from you.

Fifth Generation

Jonathan5 Milk, (Jonathan4, Job3, John 2, John1) was born 1769 in Valley Falls, Rensselaer, NY; died in Dayton, Cattaragus, NY. He married, 1)Sophronia Benson; 2)Margaret English.

Sophronia Benson was born about 1773 in Valley Falls, Rensselaer Co., NY.
Jonathan and Sophronia are believed to have had two children:

  • Mary Milks, born 8 Jul 1791
  • John Milks, born 8 Oct 1793 in Washington Co., NY

Margaret English was born about 1773 in Valley Falls, Rensselaer Co., NY, daughter of Luke English and Mary Prince.
Jonathan had the following children with Margaret English:

  • Deborah Milks, born 1798.
  • Benjamin Milks, born 1799; died bef 1848.
  • Prince William Milks, born 1802; died 12 Aug 1880.
  • Bathsheba Milks, born abt 1804.
  • Jonathan Milks, born abt. 1809.
  • Luke Milks, born in 1810; died on 21 Nov 1890.
  • Sarah Milks, born 15 Dec 1812; died 17 Mar 1884.
Note: The above children are believed to have all been born in or near Easton, Washington Co., NY. In the 1810 census he is shown as having a wife under 26 years of age and 6 children, 3 boys and 3 girls.

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Sixth Generation

Luke6 Milks (Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Job3, John2, John1 was born in 1810/11; died 21 Nov 1890. Luke married Saloma Adams, born 15 Jun 1813; died 11 Jun 1894.
Children of Luke Milk and Saloma Adams:

Note: Buchanan Co. IA, burial records show:
  • B.F. Milks
  • B. 25 Jan 1835
  • DD: 17 Apr 1904
  • Cemetery: Fairbank
  • Town: Fairbank
  • Comment: add.lot 26
  • Page: 284
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  • Luke Milk
  • BD: 1811
  • DD: 21 Nov 1890
  • Cemetery: Fairbank
  • Town: Fairbank
  • Comment: add.lot 26
  • Page: 284
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  • Saloma Milk
  • BD: 15 June 1813
  • DD: 01 Jun 1894
  • Cemetery: Fairbank
  • Town: Fairbank
  • Comment: add.lot 26
  • Page: 284
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    Note: Fairbank Cemetery has three sections: Buchanan County, Fayette County and Original. Luke, Benjamin Franklin (B.F.) and Saloma are buried in the Original section.
    Recorded death dates may not be "actual" death date, but date of burial, as some records show burial date as death date and not the date the person died.


    From a letter from Saloma and Benjamin to Sarah Milks Benson in 1862:
    "We are trying to get a living in Iowa. We have had very good luck since we came here. We bought 40 acres of land and paid for it, and 8 cows. They did very well and made aplenty of butter and cheese for our family and some to sell. Keeping stock is our chief business. We have 14 cows. We have 40 head of cattle in all, and a very nice horse and aplenty of hogs and poultry...We have a place that suits me very well for this country. It has a nice little grove around the house, aplenty of wild plums and grapes close to the house. We have raised aplenty of grain to sell every year...I feel very lonesome..when I left Nancy Maria I left all the girl I had. It makes me unhappy and I cannot help it. I have her second boy with me. He seems very near to me, as he was born to our house and used to live with me a great deal before we left there. I think they will come here sometime, but I cannot tell when. She has four more boys to home with her..." (Saloma)
    "I like this country first rate...I want to know if you let your mind travel back to York State. It is fresh in my memory. When Mary Jane and Nancy Maria were with us when I think back to tell the truth the west is a lone place to me but the rest likes it first rate and I go with the crowd..." (Benjamin)

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