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22 MAY 1812 RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NC Land grant. “Know ye, that we have granted unto John Mills thirty acres of land in Rutherford County on the waters of North Pacolet, on both sides of Shicuskey? [Shicurkey?].” Beginning at a post oak where his two lines Intersects and runs thence with the line of the round bottom Tract N 48 poles to a pine on Green or Chisholms line, thence with said line E 100 poles crossing Skicurkey [?] to a stake, thence S 48 poles to a Sourwood bush, his own corner, to the Henry Tract, thence with said line W 100 poles to the beginning. Entered 22 May 1812; issued 15 December 1814.281

27 JULY 1812 RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NC Land grant. “200 acres on S. side of White Oak, Jno. [John] Mills.” Entered 27 July 1812; issued 15 December 1814.282

COMMENT: The imaged pages do not match the described document. Pages 88–89 are imaged, and the header tells us to look for “number 1953 circled on the left margin of page 89,” but the two circled numbers on page 89 are 1988 and 1989. The missing document appears to be this one that I found immediately after another tract issued to John: “Know ye that we have granted unto John Mills two hundred acres of land in Rutherford County, on the south side of White Oak or Mill Creek, including a shoal on said creek.” Beginning at a pine Twittey’s corner, thence with Twittey’s line S 62 E 200 poles to a pine Twittey’s corner, thence S 62 E 46 poles to a stake on Camps line, thence with his line S 10 E 12 poles to a pine on Camps line, thence S 60 W 170 poles to a pine, thence S 75 W 100 poles to a stake, thence to the beginning. Entered 27 October 1812; issued 15 December 1814.283

13 OCTOBER 1812 RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NC Land grant. “Know ye that we have granted unto John Mills twenty acres of land in Rutherford County, on the waters of Alstons Creek, Including part of his Improvement at Lodon?. Beginning at a B.O. Hambletons corner about 150 yards from the House at Sodom? and runs thence with Hambleton’s line N 67 W 50 poles to a pine [at] Hambletons corner, thence S 30 W 14 poles to a chesnut in the line of his Sodem place, thence with said line S 60 E 100 poles to a stake, thence N 30 E 50 poles to a stake in or near Cockrams line, thence N 50 W 45 poles to a stake in Hambleton’s line, thence with his line S 40 W 37 poles to the beginning. Entered 31 October 1812; issued 15 December 1814.284

282 David McCorkle, NC Land Grant Images and Data (http://www.nclandgrants.com : accessed 7 July 2018), imaging Book 129:89; citing Rutherford Co. File No. 1953, NC microfilm reel S.108.160.35N, frame 66, State Archives.

283 David McCorkle, NC Land Grant Images and Data (http://www.nclandgrants.com : accessed 7 July 2018), imaging Book 129:86; citing Rutherford Co. File No.2952, NC microfilm reel S.108.160.35N, frame 65, State Archives.

284 David McCorkle, NC Land Grant Images and Data (http://www.nclandgrants.com : accessed 7 July 2018), imaging Book 129:86; citing Rutherford Co. File No.2952, NC microfilm reel S.108.160.35N, frame 65, State Archives.

2 JANUARY 1815 RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NC Land grant. “Know ye that we have Granted unto Colo John Mills one hundred acres of land in Rutherford County on both sides of Little Creek on the South side of No Pacolett.”

Beginning at a W.O. Robert and Rachael Logas Deed corner by the side of a ridge path leading from Beadons to the Dobey place, then with Robert Logans line S 62 E 36 poles to a pine on said line, then S 69 poles crossing the Little Creek to a black Oak Carruths corner formerly, then E 127 poles to a stake, then S 38 poles to a stake, then W 200 poles to W.O. in Logans line, then N 20 W 14 poles to a large B & W.O. Beadens corner, then N 30 E 68 poles to a pine Beadens corner, then N 60 W 145 poles to a stake on the line of the Big Bottom Tract, then with said line E 90 poles to a stake corner to the big bottom tract, then to the Beginning. Entered 2 January 1815; issued 29 November 1817.286

6 JANUARY 1821 RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NC Land grant. “Know ye that we have granted unto John Mills twenty acres of land in Rutherford County, on both sides of Skywekee Creek, waters of North Pacolett.”

Beginning at a post oak and pine by his own corner stake, on the lower line of the big bottom tract, thence with his line S 30 E 72 poles to a S. Oak in the bent of the River, then with his line N 60 E 40 poles to a walnut his corner, thence with his line N 22 poles to a stake in Alexander Carruths line, thence with his line to the beginning. Entered 6 January 1821; issued 29 November 1821.287

COMMENT: The database’s catalog description of this document identies the waterway as “Skywekee Creek {Skyuks Creek}.” Several subsequent grants to John Mills and “Colo.” John Mills are dated 1821–36 on Pacolet River, Alstons Creek and Silver Creek (both in one document dated 1827, indicating that the creeks are in close proximity) and Bright’s Creek. I am not continuing with extracts for his subsequent grants. One 1827 Doc. (Book 137:282, film 108.60.37N frame 682) is for “John Mills (little) … both sides of Rottens Creek of Green River” in Rutherford.

286 David McCorkle, NC Land Grant Images and Data (http://www.nclandgrants.com : accessed 7 July 2018), imaging Book 131:413; citing Rutherford Co. File No. 3072, NC microfilm reel S.108.160.35N, frame 746, State Archives.

287 David McCorkle, NC Land Grant Images and Data (http://www.nclandgrants.com : accessed 7 July 2018), imaging Book 134:483; citing Rutherford Co. File No.2952, NC microfilm reel S.108.160.356N, frame 721, State Archives.

20 FEBRUARY 1842 RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NC Will.

“Col. John Mills [filed] Spring Ct. 1842.

• Son William land he now lives on include. The Robert Logan tract, Leander Carruth entry of 100 a. also back of the Rock house tract as his below the new road.
• Son George Mills, land where Mansion house is and plantation is situated include. All land on both sides Whiteoak above my Patrick Murrow lands on S. side of the creek & above to the Wagon Road, on N. side then on until it strikes land I purchased of Samuel Young’s heirs; also tract on which is situated my Grist Mill purchased of Jos. Young, also Ross place & lands purchased of Frank Alexnder; also lands on Mill Creek and all land on Rocking branch.
• Son Garvin [Govan] lands called the George Logan lands I pur. Of Dr. McEntire with the Shields tract and Cloud Euling (?). The Carruth entry named to my son William divided as to give one half to Wm. & other to son Garvin [Govan].
• Son Columbus all Pacolet lands above son William’s including William Logan tract, Rock house tract, place I purchased of Bradon & the Jack Lankford place on condition he release a certain note or notes he holds on me and to give up to my son Rufus all claims, title he may have to land in Alabama, 640 a. land in Russel Co., Ala. where sd. Rufus now lives.
• Grandson John C. Camp land on Whiteoak adj. lands below those bequeasted to son Geo. Which I pur. of Paddy Morow, also lands I pur. of the Old Samuel Young estate and Andrew Young tract.
• Grandson John M. Dean land on Whiteoak called East Wood cont. 200 a.
• Grandau. Louisa Camp land on Green River include. place I pur. or [of] Paddy Murrow & my Kilpatrick pur. & adj. lands on S. side of River. Remaining land to be sold and money divided among all my children & grandchildren.
• Son William Negroes, hooks, rifle, shot bag;
• Son George, Negroes, shot gun, powder horn, sideboard, etc.
• Son, Gavin [Govan] Negroes, shot gun, powder horn;
• son Columbus, Negroes, books;
• Son Rufus, Negroes.
• Grandson John C. Camp, Negroes.
• Grandau. Louisa Camp Negroes, bed & furn. And her mother’s fruit baskets, candlesticks, etc.
• Sons William & Columbus to be Guardians of my two grandchildren John & Louisa Camp.

Extrs: sons William, Columbus, Gavin [Govan]. Wit: Jos. M. D. Carson, Walter Duffy.

“CODICIL: #1 6 Mar. 1842. Bequests made to son Rufus void. Sd. Bequests to son Columbus to be kept for son Rufus with interest for maintenance of Rufus’s lawful children for education etc. Rufus may sell any part of legacy jointly given him with my son Columbus. Negro given to Rufus to be taken & given to Grandau. Lydia [Louisa?] Camp. Legacy given in will to Grandson John M. Dean in event of his death without children to go to wife he may have. [Witnesses:] Jos. M. D. Carson, Walter Duffy.

“CODICIL #2: Mar. 12, 1842. Negro given to Louisa be taken & given to son Columbus; Negro Fred given to Grandau. Louisa. [Witnesses:] Jno. D. Carson, Walter Duffy.”

Source: Caroline Heath Davis, Rutherford County, North Carolina, Abstracts of Wills 1822-1858 (Rutherfordton, N.C.: P.p., 1973), 48-49; citing E:87 [and ff. to 91 or 92]. from https://www.historicpathways.com/download/MillsRutherfordTryonLinco... by Elizabeth S. Mills

• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jun 8 2019, 22:50:25 UTC

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from The Millers of Millersburgh (on Googlebooks)

Chapter IV.

The descendants of John Mills, son of Eleanor Morris and Major William Mills.

Colonel John Mills of Rutherfordton, North Carolina, married Sallie Roberson of South Carolina.

William Mills, first child of Colonel John Mills, married Betsy Miller.

Govan Mills, second child of Colonel John Mills, married Nancy Raglin Thompson of Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Dr. Colombus Mills, the third child of Colonel John Mills, married Susan Thomson of Spartanburg, South Carolina. He was surgeon of a Virginia regiment, C. S. A. She died in the spring of 1901 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the home of her niece, Mrs. Benton. Drs. Ladson and Colombus Mills began practicing medicine about 1840.

Elizabeth Ellen Mills, the fourth child of Colonel John Mills married H. J. Dean, attorney-at-law of Spartanburg C. H. She was born July 11, 1806, Spartanburg District, South Carolina, and was married in 1834. She died in 1838, leaving one child, John Mills Dean.

Harriet Mills, the fifth child of Colonel John Mills, married Joe Camp of Georgia. Their children were John Croel Camp of Rutherfordton, North Carolina, and Louisa Camp, who married Dr. Mooney of Greenville, South Carolina.

George Mills was a sixth child.

Rufus Mills, the seventh child, married a lady in Georgia.