Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7231, for John Mills, North Carolina
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
Mills, John
NUMBER S.7231
Born in N. C. 
Carded
CONTENTS
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16.569
North Carolina
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John Mills,
of Columbus in the State of N. Car:
who was a pri in the Reg't commanded by Captain ---of the Reg't commanded by Col. Davidson in the No. Ca. line for 1 year.
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Inscribed on the Roll of No. Carolina
at the rate of 40 Dollars ---Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of Sept. 183? and sent to Cha's Baldwin Whitesville C.H. No. Ca.
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1833  80
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. - 20 =
$100.00
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nath. Rice - Clerk
Book E. Vol. b Page 49.
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State of North Carolina} Court of  Pleas and 
Columbus County} Quarter Sessions - February Term 1833.

On this the 12th day of February 1833. Worshipful Bythel Haynes, Parker Nyre, & Robert Ward, Justices of the  Peace of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County now sitting - John Mills a resident of the County of Columbus, State of North Carolina, aged Seventy four years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, pased June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
In the Spring of the year 1776, or 1777, when what were called the nine months men were raised in North Carolina, He was drafted into a Company of nine months men, in Pitt County, North Carolina, commanded by Capt. Spain - the other officers of the Company not recollected. The Company marched to Halifax North Carolina where they joined
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where they joined a Regiment of nine months men from other parts of the State commanded by Col. Davidson and General Hogan. From Halifax the Troops marched by the way of Petersburgh, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Trenton, and Princeton to West Point, on the North River, in the State of New York and there were employed in working on a Fortification called Fort Defiance - while there that Post was visited two three times by  Gen'l Washington - From West point, they returned to Philadelphia, and remained there until early in the Spring following, when they commenced their return march - when they arrived at the head of Elk - the sick men, of whom he was one, were put on board of a vessel, and were landed at Suffolk in Virginia - thence marched to Halifax where they were discharged, their term of service having expired, at least two months before their arrival there - He received a written discharge from General Hogan or Col. Davidson - (tho he cannot recollect distinctly which); but it has been long since lost or destroyed. The nine months men were called Continental Soldiers General Hogan, Col. Davidson, Capt. Allen, and Capt Harrison (whom he recollects, were continental officers - He resided at the time he entered the service, in Pitt County.
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2. In the Year 1779. the time of the Year not recollected, then residing in Pitt County, he was drafted into a company of North Carolina Militia commanded by Capt. Wm. Jones, (the names of the other officers not recollected - They were called into service for three months - marched to Cross Creek now Fayetteville, under the command of Col. John Sitgreaves of Newbera [New Bern] who commanded a Regiment of Militia from Pitt and the adjoining Counties - From Fayetteville, the Regiment marched to Salisbury, thence to Charlotte, and were returning when at the Shallow Ford of the Godkin, he and three or four other men received orders to escort a couple of British Prisoners, who had the Small Pox to a house within a few miles of Salisbury - which having done, they reported themselves to Gen'l Butler commanding a body of Militia, from he received a written discharge - his term of service having expired - He has lost his discharge - He has no recollection of any continental officers or Continental, or Milita Regiments.
He has no documentary evidence, and knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure to testify to his services.
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He hereby relinquishes every 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.
[Signature]
John Mills
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.

Answers to the interrogaories prescribed by the War Department as propounded to the applicant by the Court.

1.  I was born in Pitt County - July 26th, 1759.
2. I have a record of my age in my Family Bible.
3. I resided in Pitt County, during the Revolution " after the revolution moved to Peedee South Ca. " then to this County where I have been residing about foty six years.
4. I was drafted in each instance.
5. For answer to this question - I beg leave to refer to the body of my declaration.
6. For answer to this question - I also beg leave to refer to the body of my declaration.
7. Luke R. Simmons, Thomas Frink, John Simmons, Joshua Stevens, and Joseph F. Long

We Luke R. Simmonds & Joseph F. Long residing in the county of Columbus -
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26.196

John Mills

9 mo ser N. C.

W. Hull

[too faded]
20th July 18  forty [too faded]
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hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Mills who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration - that we believe him to be Seventy four 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]
Luke R. Simmons
Joseph F. Long

Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after an investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named appllicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states - And the Court further certifies that it appears to them, that Luke R. Simmond & Joseph F. Long, who have signed the preceding certificate, are residents in the county of Columbus and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit - and that it appears to the Court, that the applicant could not procure the attendance of a Clergyman, without too much inconvenience.
[Signatures]
Bythel Haynes J. P.
Josiah Nyre P
Robert Ward J. P.
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I Charles Baldwin Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Columbus, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of John Mills for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this the twelfth day of February A. D. 1833
[Signature]
Chs. Baldwin Clk
[Seal]
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November 30, 1938.

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BA-J/ady   ow
John Mills
S. 7231

Mrs. Guy S. Turner
1943 Peabody Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your requests relative to soldiers of the Revolutionary War, John Mills
and Samuel Seely,
As a means of identifying the particular
record of Samuel Seely in whom you are interested, should it be on file, as much as possible of the following data are essential: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widow, and the name of the county in which he was residing when he received his pension.
The data contained herein were obtained from
the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.7231, based upon the military service of John Mills in that war.
John Mills was born July 26, 1759, in Pitt
County, North Carolina. The names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Pitt County, North Carolina,
John Mills enlisted in the spring of 1776 or 1777, and served eleven months as private in Captain Spain's Company, Colonel Davidson's North Carolina Regiment. He enlisted in 1779 and served three months as private in Captain William Jones' Company, Colonel John Litgreaves North Carolina Regiment.
After the Revolutionary War he moved to Peedee, South Carolina, thence to Columbus County, North Carolina.
He was allowed pension on his application
executed February 12, 1833, at which time he was a
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resident of Columbus County, North Carolina,
where he had lived about forty-six years.
He died August 1, 1835, place not stated. 
There are no family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

[note - On AB]
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7231
Rev. War
INVALID.
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File No. 7231
John Mills
Pri. Rev. War
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Act. June 7th 1832
Index:-Vol. 1st, Page 257
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1938 Nov. 30. Hist. to Mrs. Guy S. Turner. A. D. Y.
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Will you kindly let me have the Revolutionary War records of one JOHN MILLS, Columbus Co. N.C. in 1837 he was 75 years of age.

Yours truly
[Signature]
R. P. Turner
Mrs. Guy S. Turner
1943 Peabody Avenue;
Memphis, Tenn.
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[stamp - 1 Cent]

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS

Pension Bureau,
Washington, 
D. C.

Rev. Dept.

[stamp - MEMPHIS TENN. DE SOTO STA.
OCT 17 10 PM 1938]
[stamp - RECEIVED OCT 19 1938 MAIL SUB.-DIV.
VETS. ADM. READER NO. 19]
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Memphis. Tenn.
Oct. 16, 1938.

Pension Bureau,
Washington, D. C.

Will you let me know if you have pension rocords of SAMUEL SEELY for his services in Rev. war from Penn.

I know he drew pension for hte war.
[Signature]
Mrs. R. P. Turner
Mrs. Guy S. Turner
1943 Peabody Avenue;
Memphis, Tenn.
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Admt.
12 mo. pri $40
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State of North Carolina
Secretary of State's Office

I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid do certify that it appears by the musterrolls of the Continental line of this State that John Mills a musician in Capt. Child's Company of the 10th Regiment enlisted 20th July 1778 for nine months that #John Mills a Serg't. in Capt. Carter's Company of the 10th Regiment enlisted on the 12th of May 1781 for 12 months and that his time was out the 2nd May 1782 that nothing more is said of him on said rolls.
[Signature]
W. Hill


# This service not claimed - must have been another of the same name
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Mills, John GRADE Private LINE New York

WARRANT
NUMBER 7513  ACERAGE 100 ISSUED Aug. 20, 1790 [note - to -----not shown--]


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*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 176, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.