Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7486, for Clement Mullins, North Carolina
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N.C.        Mullins, Clement      R. 7486
Born in NC
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Clement Mullins


Plummer
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BRIEF in the case of Clement Mullins County of Copiah in the State of Mississippi (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Justice
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  yes
3. How old is he? 82
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.   Duration of Service.  Rank.  Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Vol. Sub   In 1775 or 76   Years,  Months,  Days.  As a   Gen.
---  ---  35 private  Capt Goodloe Col. Long
---  3  10  private  Capt. Richards, Col. Lowell, Genl. Sumner.
5. In what battles was he engaged? none
6. Where did h reside when he entered the service? Franklin Cty, N.C.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditionary
9. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The official character of the magistrate is not certified.
   X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
F. Waugh       Examining Clerk.
     Jany. 17, 1833.
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State of Mississippi Copiah County}  This day personally appeared before the undersigned Asociate Justice of the County Court of Copiah County Clement Mullins a resident of the State and County aforesaid aged about Eighty two years who being duly Sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June the 7th 1832.
That he volunteered about the year of 1775 or 1776 in the State of North Carolina under Capt Goodloe and belonged to Colonel N. Longs Regiment was at that time a citizen of franklin County north carolina and was marched to Norfolk about the time it was burnt I was marched back to franklin and discharged I was in Service in this town in all five weeks. Sometimes after I was drafted in the militia and hired a Substitute but do not recollect the officers names the Substitute Served three months and returned home. Soon after one Wells Meliner was drafted and hired me to take his place I then served three months and ten days I was marched to the Chawraw old fields on Pedee River under Capt Richards who belonged to Colonel Sowels Regiment under General Sumner I was marched to Salsburg and then discharged. That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no pearson whose testimony he can procure who can testify
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To his Service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or anuity except the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State question 1st. when and in what year were you born. I was born in North Carolina about 1750
Question 2nd. Have you any record of your age and if so where is it I have no record of my age. Question 3. Where were you living when called into Service where have you lived since the revolution war and where do you now live. I was living in North Carolina during the revolutionary war about 1783 I moved to Georgia and now am living in the State of Mississippi Question 4th how were you called into Service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a Substitute for whom I first volunteered and Served five weeks I then was drafted and hired a substituted for Mr. Wells Milner was Marched to Pede River and taken to Salsbury where I was discharged I served three months and ten days as a Substitute question 5 State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served I was with General Sumner a Militia general A there was no regulars with me.
Sworn to and Subscribed before me the 8 day of November 1832
Seth Granberry A.I.C.C.} Clement Mullins I do hereby Certify the above named Clement Mullins Cannot from bodily infirmity attend Court given under my hand the day and date above named Seth Granberry A.J.C.C.
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We Hardy Mullins residing residing in the County of Copiah and Seth Granbury in the Same hereby Certify that we are well acquainted Clement Mullins who has Subscribed and Sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty years of age or upwards that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion Sworn to and subscribed the Hardy Mullins
                                        Seth Granbury
the County Court of Copiah County do hereby declare the opinion after the investigation of the matter that the above named Clement Mullins was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and the Court further states that it appears to them that Hardy Mullins who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergeman resident in the County of Copiah and that Seth Granbury is a resident in the same County and is a creditable person and that their Statements is entitled to credit
S. H. Johnson A.J.C.C.
Seth Granbury A.J.C.C.
The State of Mississippi Copiah County. S.S. } I Mason Reynolds, Deputy for William Barnes Clerk of the County Court of Said County, do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the Said Court in the Matter of the application of Clement Mullins for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of the Said Court, This 4th day of December, 1832              Mason Reynolds Deputy for William Barnes Clerk C.C.C.C.
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April 22, 1037
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Clement Mullins
R. 7486
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Mrs. Mary S. Mullins
P.O. Box 128
Olney, Texas
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of William, John and James Mullins who came to America and settled in Virginia, the families later emigrating to Georgia, thence to Mississippi. You state that one of their descendants was Clement, your direct ancestor, and that his son, William, married in Copiah County, Mississippi, Sally Granberry whose ancestor was in the Revolutionary War and that you are interested in his record and those of the Hunt family in Georgia, also, Richard and James Stockton.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data, and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request. The record of Clement Mullins is given herein as found in pension claim, R. 7486, based upon service in the Revolutionary War. As you state a Clement Mullins was your direct ancestor, it is hoped this record will aid you in your research.
Clement Mullins was born about 1750 in North Carolina; the names of his parents are not given.
While a resident of Franklin County, North Carolina, Clement Mullins volunteered in 1775 or 1776, served as private in Captain Goodloe's company, Colonel N. Long's North Carolina regiment, marched to Norfolk about the time the city was burned and was discharged after having served thirty-five days. He afterwards enlisted, date not given, and served three months ten days as a private in Captain Richards' company, Colonel Sowell's North Carolina regiment.
About 1783, the soldier moved from North Carolina to Georgia, and from there, to Mississippi.
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Clement Mullins, while a resident of Copiah County, Mississippi, applied for pension November 8, 1832, but his claim was not allowed as he did not serve six months which was the requirement of the pension law.
No reference was made in the claim to soldier's wife, nor were any names designated as those of children. 
In 1832, one Hardy Mullins, a clergyman, was living in Copiah County, Mississippi, his relationship to the soldier, Clement Mullins, not stated.
 Very truly yours
A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator
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Acts of July 14, 8162, and March 3, 1873.
7486
P. O.
Clement Mullins
Service:
Enlisted:               , 18
Discharged:         , 18
Printed List of 1852 Rejected & Suspended claims shows cause of rejection as follows:
Application filed:                , 18
"He did not serve six months."
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized. Contract.

1937 – Apr. 22 – Hist. to Mrs. Mary S Mullins___ MLB
1937 – July 12 – Mrs. M. S. Mullins adv’d no ltr from Hardy Mullins in [illegible] MLB
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            Received Mar 1 1937 3:45 Mail [illegible] VETS ADM 10
Mrs. Mary S. Mullins 
P. O. Box 128
Olney, Texas
Feb 25, 1937
Veterans Administration
Washington D.C.
I am writing to ask if you have the names of William, John or James Mullins in your roster of Revolutionary. These three brothers came to America settling first in Virginia. Later the family migrated to Georgia, thence Mississippi and to Texas ultimately.
Among the descendants were 5 brothers Wm, John, James, Hardy and Clement—our immediate ancestor. His son William Mullins married Sallie Grandberry in Copiah Co. Miss. I am quite sure the Grandberry ancestor was in Revolutionary War but we have no real proof.
Connected with these two families was
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the Hunt family of Georgia, who we know lived in Heard and later in Cowetan County Georgia.
If you can find the names of any of these families registered in your record we will gladly pay you for any trouble or expense you may have incurred.
Another family of interest to us is the Richard or James Stockton. My great grand mother was Jemima Stockton who married William Sharp either in Virginia or Pennsylvania where the family first settled.
We are fairly certain that two or more of these families were represented in the Rev. War but we desire actual proof.
Thanking you in advance for any assistance you may be able to give.
I am respectfully
Mrs Mary S. Mullins
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Olney Texas
July 5, 1937
Box 128

Mr. A. D. Hiller
Washington D.C.

[stamp] RECEIVED JUL 8 1937 MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM. 
READER 15

Dear Sir;
     May I thank you even at this late day for your kindness in giving me the Revolutionary
services of our ancestor Clement Mullins.
If you will consult your records you will find
that the aforesaid soldier services were of too
short duration to allow the usual pension.
     You established the fact of his services and
also informed us that he was living in Copiah Co. Miss in 1832. That was of importance to us
we did not know that he ever left Georgia. You
also gave the information that your department had a letter from one Hardy Mullins, whom we know to be his son. Now I am asking that you do us the kindness to send this letter -  a copy of course -  to
me as we hope from this letter to get date as to time and place of birth of his children. All of
which would have been given had he served the required time for pension
Thanking you in advance for this kindness
I am most sincerely your
Mrs Mary S. Mullins
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July 12, 1937

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Mrs. Mary S. Mullins
P.O. Box 128
Olney, Texas

CLEMENT MULLINS
R. 7486
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Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter of July 5, in which you request a copy of the letter of Hardy Mullins which, you state, was referred to in a report furnished you April 22, 1937, in regard to Clement Mullins, R. 7486. You state that you hope from the letter of Hardy Mullins to obtain the date and place of birth of the children of Clement Mullins. 

There is no letter on file which was written by Hardy Mullins. The statement to you in regard to him was, that he was a clergyman and lived in Copiah County, Mississippi, in 1832 and not that a letter was filed by him in regard to Clement Mullins. The papers in the claim, R. 7486, have been reexamined and the following statement found which was made by Hardy Mullins, of Copiah County, Mississippi, in 1632; that he was well acquainted with Clement Mullins, the applicant for pension; that he believed him to be eighty years of age and upwards, and that he was reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he then resided (that is Copiah County, Mississippi) to have been a soldier of the Revolution, in which opinion he concurred. This was a sworn statement made by him in the County Court of said county, and the Court certified that he was a clergyman. Said Hardy Mullins did not state any relationship to the soldier, nor did he make any reference, whatever, to the family of Clement Mullins. 

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Clement Mullins
Mississippi

Rejected, did not serve 6 months. 

[strikethrough] see letter 20 February 1833 to Mr F. E. Plum. 

[illegible] N. R. 

7486
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BRIEF objection to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Clement Mullins
which require
further proof or explanation.
1. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?
Yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason
assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?
yes
V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he
served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension he is entitled? 
No
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
yes

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of
June 7, 1832?
yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?
yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?

yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?
yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? 
[illegible] citizens
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
No
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one
living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes
XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who
administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under
his seal of office? No
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age,
as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And,
if not, which of them is not so answered?
6.7.
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how
long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For--year---months
and --
days, I served as a -. For - months
days, I served as a - and
for such service I claim a pension."
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     It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
     In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which be [he] belonged. The magistrate who may administer
the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
     In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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Hon. F. E. Plummer
20 Febry 1833.

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Hon. F. E. Plummer
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War Department
Pension Office
February 20, 1833

Sir,
     The declaration of Clement Mullins has been examined and placed on the files in this office. He alleges to have served in two tours amounting to a period of four months and fifteen days; and that he hired a substitute to perform one tour of three months.  The act of June 7, 1832 provides for none who did not perform a service of at least six months, and as the applicant did not serve that length of time his claim has been rejected.

The claims of Noel Turner, Cordell Hogin, Samuel House, Jacob Neely, John Price, Alexander Gillespie, Daniel McInnis
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and Jonathan Day have been examined and the papers in support of their several claims are herewith returned.  These papers are in several respects defective.  Each case is accompanied by a brief. The objections are contained in the negative answer, in [illegible], given to the questions.
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Hon. F. E. Plummer
20 Febry 1833.

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