Samuel Mullins
Letty Mullins
Francis Mullins
Elizabeth Mullins
Rev. Thomas Mullins in the Continental Army
The following is the proof that Rev. Thomas Mullins (1736-1816) served in the Continental Army, and therefore is a qualifying ancestor for the Sons of the American Revolution. We do not know if he served as a combatant, as a clergyman or both. There is a Revolutionary War Pay Voucher allowed to Thomas Mullins in […]
Peggy Rhoda Bethell
Thomas Mullins (II)
There are 3 generations of men named Thomas Mullins, all of whom were tobacco growers and manufacturers in Rockingham County, N.C. To distinguish among these 3 men in proof of lineage, the following designations will be used: Thomas Mullins I (Rev. Thomas Mullins), father of Thomas II Thomas Mullins II (Sr.) (Thomas Mullins), father of […]
Defying The Treaty Of Paris
The inscription in this story is recorded at the Mullins-Stacey cemetery in North Carolina, where several early Mullins relatives are buried . . . “Thomas Mullins (1740-1817) seized this farmland 900 acres in 1785.” This inscription documents Reverend Thomas Mullins‘ seizure of an enormous tract of Piedmont farmland from a Loyalist family. The Reverend’s land […]
The Battle of Kings Mountain
Colonists’ support for the American Revolution was strongest in coastal communities that were subject to British taxation on trade. Inland areas of the colonies were more divided in their loyalties. Rev. Camp was a physician and an Anabaptist minister. Anabaptists in Colonial America were pacifists and rejected ties between the church and ruling political powers. […]
The Battle of Alamance
“Hold, doctor! Go away yourself, or Tryon’s men will kill you in three minutes!” On May 16, 1771, Patrick Mullins spoke these words as he interrupted a final plea for peace by Rev. David Caldwell. Caldwell was speaking to armed Piedmont farmers who had gathered near […]
Rev. Thomas Mullins
Rev. Thomas Mullins was born in 1736 in Brunswick Co., VA [1]. His father, Patrick Mullins, was born in Scotland [2] and immigrated to Virginia in 1728 [3] where he was first documented in land records in Goochland County on September 18, 1728 [4]. Rev. Mullins’ mother’s name was Mary [5]. We do not know […]
Rev. Joseph Camp
Rev. Joseph Camp was a Baptist minister who spent most of his life as a farmer and backwoods physician in Rutherford County, NC, and as a preacher at the Buffalo Creek Church close by on the Broad River in north-central South Carolina. This article discusses Rev. Camp’s life, then details proof that he is a […]
Patrick Mullins
Our earliest known Mullins ancestors were Patrick Mullins and his wife Mary. Patrick was born about 1704 in Scotland [2]. This article discusses his life, his military service, and proof of his lineage to the Mullins family. Patrick served in the British Army as a young adult [2]. In 1728, he sailed from England to […]
George Walker I
George Walker I was a lifelong resident of Strawberry Bank on the north bank of the James River in the Kecoughtan area of Elizabeth City County, NC, about 1 mile upriver from the mouth of the James. He was the son of George Walker Sr., a Scot who was first documented in Virginia as a […]