Seeking information on Nazareth Mitchell, RWS, who lived in the Fairmont area of Robeson Co NC. -- Sam West "Not all of us can do great things, but we all can do small things in a great way." author unknown

I am a descendent through two of his sons, Miles MITCHELL who married Elva BULLOCK, and Elias MITCHELL who married Sarah/Sallie Jane FLOYD. Delaney Black ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sam West" <sam.west.1@gmail.com> To: <NCROBESO@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 12:22 PM Subject: [NCROBESO] NAZARETH MITCHELL > Seeking information on Nazareth Mitchell, RWS, who lived in the Fairmont > area of Robeson Co NC. > > -- > Sam West > > "Not all of us can do great things, but we all can do small things in a > great way." > author unknown > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCROBESO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

There is a memorial marker to his memory on the Fairgrove Road out from Fairmont. It reads: "NAZARETH MITCHELL BORN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY 1758 SOLDIER IN REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1778 79 AND 1781 FOUGHT IN BATTLES OF BRIAR CREEK AND GUILFORD COURT HOUSE SETTLED NEAR HERE 1787 THE FIRST MITCHELL IN THIS SECTION MARRIED FIRST SUSANNA THOMPSON SECOND ELIZABETH GRIFFIN FATHER OF MILES, HELLEN, ELIAS, HUGH G(?) DIED JANUARY 25, 1846 ERECTED BY AVERETTE(?) N.(?) MITCHELL" This transcription is from a photograph of the stone marker. I have searched for the marker itself, but have not been able to locate it. Dan Scott, Jacksonville, N.C. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sam West" <sam.west.1@gmail.com> To: <NCROBESO@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 12:22 PM Subject: [NCROBESO] NAZARETH MITCHELL Seeking information on Nazareth Mitchell, RWS, who lived in the Fairmont area of Robeson Co NC. -- Sam West "Not all of us can do great things, but we all can do small things in a great way." author unknown ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCROBESO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sam, Nazareth Mitchell received a pension for his Revolutionary War service...Pension #S8897. The following information is found in his pension record... That he was drafted and first served in a Regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Eaton. That he applied for the pension in Nov. 1832 at the age of 74 years. He stated that he was drafted into the service of the United States as a militia man in Franklin Co., NC on 10 Sept. 1778 for a term of seven months in the command of Capt. Brittan Harris. He furthered stated that he was marched to Kingston on the Neuse River and from there to Elizabeth Town. He then went to Monks Corner and Jacksonboro, SC. From there he stated that he went to "the white House near Savannah River in the state of South Carolina" and then to Chalk(?) Hill, SC. He was then in Augusta, GA and was also engaged in the battle of Briar Creek, GA. He further stated that he was discharged but again drafted for a term of 3 months under the command of Capt. Parish. He marched to Harrisburg, NC where his company joined General Butler. From the Rocky Ford on the Haw River, they marched to Guilford, NC and were engaged in the "Battle of Gilford". From this battle, he was marched to "Ramseys Mills", NC and there remained until he was discharged about 10 May 1781. He stated that he was born in Northampton Co., NC in 1758 but that he had no record of his age. He again stated that he was called into service in the County of Franklin, NC, and that he had lived in Robeson County for about forty five years at the time of his pension application. He named William Townsend Esquire and Lemuel Bullock as persons to whom he was known in his neighborhood who could testify to his character and good behavior and his services as a soldier in the Revolution. Nazareth Mitchell is recognized as a NSDAR patriot. His wives are listed as (1) Susanna Thompson and (2) Betsey Griffin. Nancy Mitchell, wife of Cornelius Jenkins, is also listed as another child of Nazareth Mitchell. Mary

Hi Mary, Do you have a typed copy of this Pension that you could e-mail to me? Thanks. Sam On 1/6/07, Mary Raye Casper <mcasper@twcny.rr.com> wrote: > > Sam, > Nazareth Mitchell received a pension for his Revolutionary War > service...Pension #S8897. The following information is found in his > pension > record... > That he was drafted and first served in a Regiment commanded by Col. > Thomas > Eaton. That he applied for the pension in Nov. 1832 at the age of 74 > years. > He stated that he was drafted into the service of the United States as a > militia man in Franklin Co., NC on 10 Sept. 1778 for a term of seven > months > in the command of Capt. Brittan Harris. He furthered stated that he was > marched to Kingston on the Neuse River and from there to Elizabeth Town. > He > then went to Monks Corner and Jacksonboro, SC. From there he stated that > he > went to "the white House near Savannah River in the state of South > Carolina" > and then to Chalk(?) Hill, SC. He was then in Augusta, GA and was also > engaged in the battle of Briar Creek, GA. He further stated that he was > discharged but again drafted for a term of 3 months under the command of > Capt. Parish. He marched to Harrisburg, NC where his company joined > General > Butler. From the Rocky Ford on the Haw River, they marched to Guilford, > NC > and were engaged in the "Battle of Gilford". From this battle, he was > marched to "Ramseys Mills", NC and there remained until he was discharged > about 10 May 1781. > > He stated that he was born in Northampton Co., NC in 1758 but that he had > no > record of his age. He again stated that he was called into service in the > County of Franklin, NC, and that he had lived in Robeson County for about > forty five years at the time of his pension application. He named William > Townsend Esquire and Lemuel Bullock as persons to whom he was known in his > neighborhood who could testify to his character and good behavior and his > services as a soldier in the Revolution. > > Nazareth Mitchell is recognized as a NSDAR patriot. His wives are listed > as > (1) Susanna Thompson and (2) Betsey Griffin. > Nancy Mitchell, wife of Cornelius Jenkins, is also listed as another child > of Nazareth Mitchell. > > > Mary > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCROBESO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Sam West e-mail: sam.west.1@gmail.com "Not all of us can do great things, but we all can do small things in a great way." author unknown