Pitt County Genealogical Quarterly [Serial]

Pitt County Genealogical Quarterly yc OQl Volume XVII, No. 1 February 2010 Pitt County Genealogical Quarterly Pitt County Family Researchers, Inc. P. O. Box 2608, Greenville, NC 27836 Officers 2010 President Roger Kammerer 1115 Ragsdale Road, Greenville, NC 27858-3920 (252-758-6882) email ([email protected]) Vice President Frank D. Barrow, Sr. 1366 Forest Acres Drive, Greenville, NC 27834-6655 (252-752-5345) email ([email protected]) Secretary (office vacant) Treasurer Sue Butler 439 W. Hanrahan Road, Grifton, NC 28530 (252-746-6064) Executive Board Robin Nichols 281 1 Bell Arthur Road, Greenville, NC 27834 (252-355-8084) email ([email protected]) Executive Board William L. Cox 6441 Boss McLawhorn Road, Grifton, NC 28530-8714 email ([email protected]) Executive Board Judy Nobles Lewis 5245 County Home Road, Winterville, NC 28590-7834 (252-756-7 1 96) email ([email protected]) PCGQ Editor Roger Kammerer 1115 Ragsdale Road, Greenville, NC 27858-3920 (252-758-6882) email ([email protected]) Pitt County Family Researchers, Inc., was established in November 1994 as a non-profit organization. Our purpose is to establish a network to aid persons researching family origins in Pitt County and its neighboring counties. Our Quarterly subscription fee is $30.00; subscriptions run concurrently from January 1 to December 31. Because of special mailing, payments after Jan. 3 1 require extra postage for each issue missed. Back issues (Winter 1994-present) may be purchased for $7.50+$2.50 postage per number. Queries are free to subscribers (four/year, pending space). Members and readers are invited to submit primary resource material concerning Pitt County, NC, and its adjacent counties, preferably in the form of photocopies of the original documents). A clean, typed or written transcript would be acceptable. Please state clearly, the location of the original material; copyrighted material must be accompanied by a statement of permission from the holder. Articles approved for entry by our Quarterly Committee will be published as given. PCFR assumes no responsibility or liability for errors or claims on the part of the contributor. The Pitt County Family Researchers, Inc., has a website on the World Wide Web at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr/ ISSN* 1092-0226 1 rjTpl Pitt County Genealogical CjUlQuarterly Volume XVTI, No. 1 February 2010 John Mills, revolutionary war pension 1 Stanley Kittrell Slave Inquest, 1861 2 Thomas Joyner Slave Division, 1858 3 Mills Family Slave Division, 1858 4 Estate of William May, 1861 5 Division of Slaves of Benjamin May, 1862 8 Brooks Family Land Partition 9 Whitfield Famdly Land Partition, 1874 9 Grizzard Family Land Partition, 1872 10 Briley Famdly Land Partition, 1874 1 James Famdly Land Partition, 1878 12 Pitt County Poor House, 1859-60 13 Pitt County Court minutes, 1861 14 Wdll of Henry Congleton, 1873 18 W. G. Keel and His Six Wives 19 Martin County Death Certificates 20 Hudson famdly marriages 24 Bible Records Josiah Askew Bible Record 26 Sugg Family Bible 27 Index 30 subscriber information & QUERY form FILLERS Gen. Bryan Grimes Portrait 3 Oak Grove Church, 1883 4 Nicholas McGowan, age 94, 1896 7 Belvok School Burned, 1930 7 C. C. Braxton Cut to Death, 1901 8 ~ Grave of William Y. White [1803-1887] 10 Hickory Hill Church Burned , 1923 12 J. P. Quinerly's Store, 1882 18 Leven Adams Ddcd, 1849 19 Copyright 2009 The Pitt County Famdly Researchers, Inc. P. O. Box 2608, Greenville, NC 27836 The contents of this quarterly may be quoted without permission for personal use only, providing proper credit is given to the PCFR and its contributors. Publication in any public media is prohibited without permission. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2014 https://archive.org/details/pittcountygeneal17pitt John Mills, Rev. War Pension The following are selected items from the Revolutionary War pension records of John Mills found on microfilm at the National Archives, Washington, D. C. Contributed by Roger Kammerer. noes State of North Carolina Columbus County} Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions February Term 1833 On this the 12th day of February 1833, Personally appeared in Open Court before the 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 74 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 passed 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 was called the nine months man 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 a Regiment of nine months man from other parts of the State commanded by Col. DAVIDSON and General HOGAN. From Halifax, the Troops marched by way of Petersburg, 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 or three times by General 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 man, 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 they arrived there. He received a written discharge from General HOGAN or Col. DAVIDSON ~ (this 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. 2. In the Year 1 779, 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. William 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 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 Yadkin, he and three or four other man received orders to escort a couple of British Prisoners, who had the smallpox to a house within a few miles of Salisbury - which having done they reported themselves to General BUTLER commanding a body of Militia, from he received a written discharge — his term of service having expired. He has lost his discharges. He has no recollection of any Continental officers, or Continental, or Militia Regiment. He has no documentary evidence, and knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure to testify to his services. 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. Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid. John MILLS Answers to the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department as propounded to the applicant by the Court. 1. I was born in Pitt County on July 26 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 Pedee South Ca then to this County, where I have then residing about forty six years. PCGQ February 2010 1 4. I was drafted in each instance. 5. Full 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, Esquire - John GORE, Esq., -- Saml HICKMAN, Major John FRINK, John SIMMONS, Joshua STEVENS and Joseph F. LONG. [The veteran died August 1, 1835, place not stated: no family data is contained in the file.] 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. Childs's Company of the 10th Regiment enlisted 20th of July 1778 for nine months that John miles a Sgt. 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 second May 1782, that nothing more is said of him on said rolls. Wm HILL Stanley Kittrell Slave Inquest, 1861 Found in Pitt County Coroner's Inquests for slaves, CR 079.928.15; NC Archives, Raleigh, NC. Contributed by Roger Kammerer. * "State of North Carolina Pitt Coty} Inquition indated taken at Marthey KITRELLS in the County Afoursade the 25 day June in the yeare of our lorde 1861 Before mee M. G. JAMES Corer of Said County upon the \ew of the Body Hardy Niger Slave Bee longin to the hers of Stanley KITRELL Desas of Said Couty ther and then brng Ded and upon the othe of Wm SURMANS Ely SERMONS John J.

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