Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9025, for Nasby Mills, North Carolina
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
Mills, Nasby
NUMBER
S. 9025
Born in N. C.   Erroneously pensioned as Nasby Miles   carded
CONTENTS
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23551
North Carolina
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Nasby Miles
of Pitt in the State of N. C.
who was a pri. in the ----commanded by Captain ----of the Reg't commanded by Col. Seawell in the N.C. line for 6 months - 
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Inscribed on the Roll of N Carolina
at the rate of 20 Dollars --Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of Feb'y 34 and sent Rich'd. Parks.
Greenville - N. C. 
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept. '33  50--
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 34  10-- =
$60--
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nath: Rice - Ckerjm
Book E Vol. 6½ Page 65

Date of death
Not on A..B.
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29.670
Nasby Mills

Admit as private 6 mos. $20=



Rich'd Park
Greenville
N.C.
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State of North Carolina}
Pitt County} SS.

On this 9th day of November 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the  Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the State and County aforesaid now sitting Nasby Miles, a resident of Pitt County and state of No. Carolina dated Seventy years who being first duly sworn agreeable to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the beneift of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That he was a resident of Pitt County No. Car. when he was drafted in the year of 1779, and was under the command of Capt. Samuel Banans, and was marched from Greenville No. Carolina to Kingston from Kingston, to Smithfield - and from thence to Salsbury, to South Carolina to join Gen'l Gates, but did not join Gen'l Gates before his defeat at the Eutaw Springs on hearing of the defeat of Gen'l Gates, he was marched back, on the side of the Yadkin River where he was taken sick and placed in the Hospital where he remained about one month and received a discharge in this term of service he served three moths - 
The regiment which I joined in the above service was commanded by Col's. Seawell & Col. Sitgraves - In the year of 1780 he was drafted again and placed under the command of Capt. Herritage at Kingston No. Carolina from thence he was marched to Gilford Court House where he remained four or five days he was marched to South Carolina on Drowning Creek and different parts of that State until his term of service expired which was three months and was discharged at Kingston No. Carolina, the company which I was attached to was commanded by Major Pasteur - His discharged was given him by Capt. Johnston - which discharge I have lost. That he has no documentary evidence
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to prove it. He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 9th day Nov. 1833

[Signature]
Nasby Mills X his mark
Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 9th day Nov. 183?
[Signature]
Arch'd Parker Clk

I William Pugh & Frederick Haddock residents of the county of Pitt and state of North Carolina do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nasby Mills whose declaration is hereto prefixed, that we believe him to be 70 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
[Signatures]
Wil Pugh
T. Haddock
Sworn to and Subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid.

1 Where & in what year were you born? 
I was born in Pitt County No. Car. in the year 1763

2 Have you any record of your age and if so where is it? 
I have a record of my age

3 Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, & where do you now live?
I lived in Pitt County and have lived there ever since.

4 How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute. And if a substitute for whom?
I was drafted

5 State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served, such continental & militia regiments as you can recollect, & the general circumstances of your service?
Answer Col. Benj. Spright, Gen'l Gates Regiment the general circumstances not recollected
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August 24, 1932

BA-J/MLB
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NASBY MILLS
S. 9025 ow

Mrs. Clinton C. Cox
1205 Glendale Avenue
Durham, North Carolina

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter relative to Nasby Mills, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 9025, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Nasby Mills.
Nasby Mills was born in 1763, in Pitt County, North Carolina. While a resident of Pitt County, North Carolina, he entered the service in 1779, served three months as a private in Captain Samuel Barrow's company, Colonels Seawell and Sitgreaves' North Carolina regiment. In 1780 he again entered the service
and served as private in Captain William Herritage's company under Major Pasteur (?); length of this tour three months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 9, 1833, while a resident of Pitt County, North Carolina. He
was then referred to "Senior. His name was borne erroneously as Narby Miles on the pension rolls. There are no family data in the claim.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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This is to certify that Nasby Mills Snr. has proven before me by the oath of Isaac Buck Snr. That he served in the revolutionary war with the said Isaac Buck in Captain William Hardings company of Milita three months Samuel Dudley Lieutenant and that he joined headquarters at Kingston North Carolina and went from there to Smtihfield from there to Cross Creek now called Fayetteville from there into South Carolina and from there back to Kingston and there was regularly discharged. The said Isaac Buck says that he knows of said Mills being gone at another time into the service but does not know how long given under my hand the 18th of July 1833
[Signature]
Henry Harding J. P.
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I certify that Isaac Buck the within named witness is a man of credit given under my hand the 10th of August 1833
[Signature]
Henry Harding J. P. 

State of No. Carolina}
Beaufort County} I William Ellison Clerk of the court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said county do hereby certify that Henry Harding whose name is signed to the above affidavit is an acting magistrate for said county & that full faith & credit may be given to his official acts - Given under my  hand & seal of office this 12th August 1833.
[Signature]
Wm. Ellison Clk
[Seal]
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This is certify that Nasby Mills Snr. has proven before me by the oath of Robert Hatton Snr. that he served in the Revolutionary War with the said Robert Hatton Snr. In Capt. Sam'l Barrow's company of Militia Three months & one Mr. Daniel Hogmartin Lieutenant and that he joined headquarters at Kingston North Carolina and went from thence up the country not recollecting the places where exxcept Carlot and Saelsbury and at Sauls Bury were regularly Discharged Given under my hand the 22nd of July 1833
[Signature]
John Cherry J.P.
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State of North Carolina}
Pitt County} I Archibald Parker clerk of the court of Pleas and quarter sessions for the state and county aforesaid do hereby certify that John Cherry Esquire whose signature appears to the within affidait is an acting Justice of the peace for said county and that due faith and credit ought to be given to his official acts.
Given under my hand & seal of our said court at office in Greenville this 9th day of November A. D. 1833.
[Signature]
Arch'd. Parker CCC
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1205 Glendale Ave.
Durham North Carolina
July 28, 1932

Bureau of Pensions
Washington
District of Columbia

Dear Sirs.

In the published census of Pensioners for 1840, Pitt County North Carolina, Nasby Mills is shown to have received a pension. I would appreciate having a copy of this record for the family history contained in these papers as well as information pertaining to Thomas Gregory County not given but

[stamp -[faded] JUL 30 1932]

[Unknown Co. Pvt - 1st Reg. Rifle d. 1814
Isaac
Samuel heirs
Noah 
Bundor
pen com. 2/17/1815
end 2/17/1820]
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1932 Req. Hist to Mrs. Clinton C. Cox - MLB

9025
Rev War
INVALID.
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File No. 9025
Nasby Miles
Priv. Rev. War
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Act. June 7th 1832
Index: Vol. 1st, Page 254

[Arrangement of 1870.]