Colonel Nathaniel Scales

He was called "Red Headed Nat" and served as a private in the Revolution beginning 22 August 1775. He was later a pensioner. He served in the NC state legislature in 1804 and was a state senator 1805-11. He was sheriff of Rockingham County, He collected revenue for his district and served as postmaster for a salary of $5.75 a year.In 1817 he was again a legislator; and in 1821 and 1823, a state senator. His plantation was named "Mulberry Island, which he lost to foreclosure in the 1840's due to business difficulties. He must have regained it as he willed it to one of his sons. As each of his children married, he gave them a plantation and 10 slaves. He required each of his sons to get an education. He gave land for the Spring Garden Presbyterian Church. A great granddaughter described Annie and him as "young and strong and full of life and energy and grandmother used to tell us they made quite a fortune raising tobacco.

• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via sister Agatha Allen (born Scales) by SmartCopy: Nov 4 2015, 22:35:47 UTC

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He was a son of Joseph Scales. When Joseph wrote his Will, the homeplace, including 200 acres, a slave and a still were left to his wife with a provision that his "beloved son" Nathaniel inherit it upon Marys death. This meant that Nathaniel should take care of his mother.

He did inherit the homestead after his mother died and he bought more land on and around Mayo Mountain.

Nathaniel first lived on the North side of the Dan River in what is now Deep Springs. He once owned the land where Deep Springs Country Club is located. Around 1800 he settled on Hogans Creek in the eastern part of Rockingham County and that is where he lived when he died.

They had at least ten children: Joseph Nathaniel Jr. Sally Nancy Elizabeth Betsy Alfred Moore James Madison b. ca.1802 Robert H. 1805-1885 Mary "Polly"

• ** Nathaniels' Will was written in 1823 and proven in Rockingham County, N.C. in 1840. He left tracts of land to each of his sons. To Alfred Moore Scales he left his Mulberry Island plantation. To James Madison Scales he left the Deep Springs plantation. To Robert Henry Scales he left many acres of land in Rockingham County, NC between Reidsville and Yanceyville, NC. and "the land where I live on Hogans Creek..." To his daughter, Polly McCain he left all his land and mills known as High Rock plantation.

U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970: Lt. Nathaniel Scales SAR Membership: 97471 Birth Date: 13 April 1756 Birth Place: Rockingham County, North Carolina Death Date: 1 Sept. 1824 Death Place: Rockingham County, North Carolina Spouse: Ann Allen Children: Mary Scales

Info below from Find A Grave contributor B Silvey on 24 May 2015: Cabell County Annals and Families Nathaniel Scales. Born April 13, 1758. Died 1834. Served as private in NC Militia during Revolution and against the Chickasaw Indians and against the Tories in N.C, also as guard over prisoners captured by Gen. Daniel Morgan. Marched from Stauton to Guilford Court House but the battle was over before he arrived. Was father-in-law of Wm. Buffington, James Russell, Biship Thomas A. Morris and Manoah Bostick of Cabell County.

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Nathaniel was elected to the North Carolina State Senate