Wayland, John "A History of Rockingham County, Virginia," p 37 " The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography," pp 84–86 Wayland, "The German Element in the Shenandoah Valley," (The Michie Company, Charlottesville, Va., 1907)p 38-39 In 1741, Miller purchased 820 acres , including a large lithia spring, near Elkton, Virginia, and lived on this property for the remainder of his life.