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Nathaniel Mullins I
1786 - 1845
Let me begin by giving you my
reasons for not “attaching” the Nathaniel of Rowan County to the other
Mullins, namely Thomas Mullins of Granville/Bute/Franklin County, NC.
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Most genealogists agree that Thomas Mullins (who might
be the indentured immigrant from England) moved to Granville County, NC,
around 1746. He most likely
moved from Surry County, VA, with his two oldest sons: Thomas II (b. 1741)
and John I (b. 1743).
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then to Franklin) he had many more children: Jeremiah (b. 1748); Clement
(b. abt 1750); Nathaniel I (b. 1753); Malone (1755-1756).
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In my opinion Thomas I died between 1771-1775 there in
NC.
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Sometime after Thomas I death, Thomas II and Bud move a
little west to Chatham County.
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| About 1784, John I the second oldest son died and left
the family plantation, or whatever is left of it, to his children.
Nathaniel witnesses his will, signing his "mark", not his
signature.
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Also that year, Clement and Malone Mullins move to
Georgia and settle on Rocky Creek, a tributary to the Oconee River in
future Greene County, GA.
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About 1786, Thomas II and Bud also leave for Georgia,
settling in Wilkes County, GA.
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Now please keep in mind here that there is NO Federal Census for
Georgia for 1790, 1800 (with the exception of Oglethorpe County) and 1810.
Thanks to the British we have to deal with this problem.
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Sometime between 1791-1794,
Jeremiah Mullins moves NC, to Hancock County,
GA to join his brothers Clement and Malone Mullins.
It is possible that Nathaniel moved with him, but I have no proof,
nor disproof.
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The other brother Nathaniel Mullins is not recorded
again until 1802 in Hancock County, GA.
He is living there with his brothers Jeremiah, Clement and Malone. So, at least in my records, there is not a document
bearing the name Nathaniel until 1802 in Hancock County, GA, where he is
recorded as paying taxes on 64 acres on Island Creek. |
Two very important facts come
out of these movements. All of the
brothers, with the exception of John who died at the age of 43, move to Georgia,
but not at the same time. Even
John’s children follow the brothers to Georgia, but somewhat later.
No one, of this family, went to West Virginia, as far as I can tell.
I cannot find where any of these descendant’s of Thomas ever went to
Rowan/Guilford/Rockingham County. It
was likely the Mullins from Goochland that settled in that area.
We know that John Mullins I
married Elizabeth “Betty” Conolly back in Goochland, VA.
They had (all researchers are not in exact agreement) about 12 children:
John (b. 1742); Henry (b. 1744); Connerly (b. 1745); Ann or Anne (b. 1747-1748);
Anthony (b. abt 1750); Jesse (b. abt 1754); Elizabeth (b. 1756); David (b.
1758); Mary (b. 1760); Joel (b. 1762); William (b. 1764); and Frances (b. 1767).
The one of most interest to Nathaniel researchers might be David (b.
1758). He married Mary Alexander
BURGESS, and might have died in Henry County, VA.
On my records, and certainly not infallible, are two of his children:
Burwell and Nathaniel. There were several
Nathaniel's in North Carolina at this time.
Next, I have a letter, written
in 1984 by a Mullins researcher. In
it she (Marilyn) states in response to a letter received from my cousin Norma
Young, who has been a 20 year Mullins researcher.
Note: all spelling, underlines and punctuation are hers.
“Yes, a long time ago, Gay Scally sent me a few
pages out of the book by Burgess, because of his Nathaniel having a son,
Hiram. His Hiram was born later
than ours, and I could find no connection.
However, I think his Nathaniel was connected to John and Elizabeth
Connelly Mullins of Albe. Co., Va., whose son, David, had a son, Nathaniel by
his second marriage. I know that
Nathaniel of Randolph Co. was there in 1790, and there was also one in Rowan
Co. in 1790. Nathaniel of
Randolph Co. was in Miss. by 1820, and Nathaniel who m. in Rowan went to W.Va.
by 1823. So I think we are
talking about two different Nathaniels. Also,
someone said that Nathaniel who m. in Rowan Co. was of Wilkes Co., (could be a
mistake ) {This is her note, not
mine.}) but Wilkes is where Henry of Albe. Co., Va. was living at the time.
David of Albe. Co. Va. had another son, John, who went to Fayetteville,
NC.” (According to History of
Henry and Patrick Co’s Va.)”
She goes on to say:
I didn’t mention the Nathaniel of Burgess (Note:
here she is obviously referring to a previous letter), as I thought he was
confusing two different families; also, I didn’t have anything from his book
to indicate that he knew of a connection to Anne Mallone and Thomas Mullins of
Surry Co. Va. He seemed to have
picked up some of the proper children for Thomas and Anne, but missed Mallone
Mullins. I thought this whole
story was already confusing enough! Also,
you will note that Nathaniel of W.Va. did not name any of his children with
the same names used in the Thomas and Anne Mallone Family, unless you can
count John and Nathaniel. He did
name a son Henry...and John and Henry were names used in the Albe. Co. Va.
family. Of course, his wife
probably had something to say about naming their sons!
“I have often thought about writing to Mr.
Burgess, but didn’t think he would appreciate my criticizing, or suggesting
that he had picked the wrong ancestor! And
he could be right, after all.”
Here are some of the facts about the life of Nathaniel,
whom I believe moved on to West Virginia:
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- Orange/Rowan to Guilford (1771) to Randolph in Feb. 1779 |
1785 Nathaniel Mullon (sic) on tax list of Randolph County with
1 white poll. |
In 1779
Randolph County was created from the southern 1/3 of Guilford County. |
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- Orange/Rowan to Guilford (1771) to Randolph in Feb. 1779 |
1785 Thomas Mullins, Nathaniel Mullin (sic), and Jeremiah Mullin
(sic) sign a petition to locate the Randolph County courthouse in the
center of the county. |
This would
be the town of Asheborough - now Asheboro, Randolph County. |
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- Orange/Rowan to Guilford (1771) to Randolph in Feb. 1779 |
1790
Federal Census for the Hillsborough District of Randolph County,
has 3 Mullins families: Charles, Jeremiah and Nathaniel Mullins. |
Jeremiah
and Nathaniel are recorded very near each other. |
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- Orange/Rowan to Guilford (1771) to Randolph in Feb. 1779 |
1790 On November 24 Nathaniel Mullin buys "for £10 for
every hundred acres", 70 acres on Deep River, Coleridge Township,
Randolph County, NC. This
was essentially a grant from Alexander Mortain, Governor Captain General
and Commander in Chief in Fayetteville, NC.
His name was spelled MULLIN 3 times. |
Coleridge
Township in not more than 3 miles west of the Chatham County Line, with
Deep River running north-south just west of the town. |
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