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Thomas II & Lucy Mullins in South Carolina

            In January 1797, Thomas II and his wife Lucy MULLINS sold their land in Wilkes County, Georgia.  From there, they moved to the Pendleton District of South Carolina.  Pendleton District, in 1800 consisted of the future Oconee, Pickens and Anderson Counties.  Pickens County was first formed in 1825, followed the next year by Anderson County.  Oconee County was formed in 1868, after the Civil War from Pickens County.  They were recorded in the 1800 census as living near the Tugaloo River on the border of Georgia.  Was this John II & Elizabeth’s land that had been in Georgia and now South Carolina?  Most likely. On the other hand, is it just a coincidence?  The census taker began in the Oconee County area of Pendleton District, in the southwest corner, across the Tugaloo River from Georgia, and went northward, along the river border, and this is where John II & Elizabeth MULLINS owned land.  Now living there in 1800 is Thomas II and his wife, over both 45 years of age, and two younger sons, both 15-25 years old.  His two sons were recorded living next to Thomas in Pendleton District in 1800.  The census record was:

1. MULLINS, Thomas         Pg. 18   00201-00001-00 born before 1755, plus two sons born 1775-1784, one of them was probably Thomas III.

2. MULLINS, John              Pg. 18   40010-30010-00 born 1755-1774

3. MULLINS, Elias             Pg. 18   00100-00100-00 born 1775-1784

The last two numbers in the census after the female count are: 1) all other free persons except Indians not taxed, and 2) slaves.  These families had neither.  

Shortly after this census, Thomas MULLINS II died.  All the children are believed to have moved back into Georgia shortly after that time.  It is believed they moved to Baldwin/Jones County, and later to Talbot County, Georgia.  Until more research can be done, this is, at best, speculation.  If the census records for 1790, 1800 and 1810 were extant, there would be a much greater ability to trace movements.  Unfortunately, we will never see these records, thanks to the British and the war of 1812.