| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Fourth Generation100. Sarah "Sally" Coffey was born circa 1792 in Wilkes Co., NC. Sarah "Sally" Coffey and Hardy Mills were married. No marriage known but probably liaison between Hardy and Sarah c1821. Hardy Mills, son of William Mills and Sarah Ellis, was born circa 1763 in Halifax Co., NC. He served during the Revolutionary War as a Pvt. in Col. Elisha Isaacs' Co..328 In 1781 he was on the tax rolls in Bertie Co., NC. In 1787 Hardy was on the tax rolls in Wilkes Co., NC. Hardy was found in Captain Ferguson's District. Other names found on the list, and pertinent to this genealogy are: John Coffee (owned stud horse), Thomas Coffee, Reuben Coffee (two, one with note "Estate of James Coffee, dec'd.), Elender Coffee, Benjamin Coffee (owned stud horse), Jane Coffee. In Captain Isbell's District we find Joel Coffee, and Colbey [sic] Rucker. He appeared in the census in 1790 in Wilkes Co., NC.329 He appeared in the census on 7 August 1820 in Pulaski Co., GA.330 Hardy appeared in the census on 1 June 1830 in Hawkins Co., TN.331 He appeared in the census in 1840 in Claiborne Co., TN.332 He was on the Revolutionary War pensioners rolls from 1837 to 1841 in Indiana.333 Hardy died on 6 March 1841 at the age of 78 in Greencastle, Putnam Co., IN and was buried at McCullough-Stigler Cemetery in Greencastle, Putnam Co., IN.334,335,336 Some researchers have named him Hardy Henry Mills! A Hardy Mills appears in the 1784-1787 NC State Census. He was enumerated as one white male, age 21-60, 1 white male, under 21 and above 60 and 1 white female, all ages. He was not a slave holder. Families adjacent to him were John Coffey, Thomas Coffee, Reubin Coffey, Elizabeth Coffey, Stephen Carpenter, and Benjamin Coffey. Elizabeth Coffey was apparently a widow. There were no males ages 21-60 in the household. But, there were two males under 21, 1 female, all ages, 1 black, age 12-50 and 2 blacks under 12. We don't know how old Elizabeth was but likely still of child bearing age. Did she have a child by Hardy? Or, did one of the daughters of the other Coffey families have a son by Hardy? He could be the start of the Mills line that eventually produces Lilburn Jackson Coffee (Mills). There is a Hardy Mills in 1820 Pulaski Co., GA. This is the only Hardy Mills that I have found in the 1820 census. The form is difficult to read. Hardy is listed on the payroll record of Capt. John Johnstone, Company in Col. John Collie's regiment of N. Caroline Militia commanded by John Butler Brigadier Gen. Declaration of HARDY MILLS in order to obtain the benefit of an act of congress passed 7th June 1832. State of Tennessee, Hawkins County-On this 25th day of November 1833 personally appeared Hardy Mills a resident in the county of Hawkins and State of Tennessee aged seventy years before the court of pleas and quarter sessions held for Hawkins Co. in the town of Rogersville and after being duly sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration: "I entered the service of the United States as well as I now recollect in the year 1780 some time in the latter part of the summer the day and the month I do not recollect under the command of Capt. Nawl. The regiment was command by Col. Elisha Isaacks. I was then living in Wilkes County in the state of N. C. I was a private and volunteered myself. We marched and the names of the counties we marched through I do not recollect, to Rocky River from there thence on to Pee Dee River where we joined General Gates near Camden when we arrived there about a hundred of us were dismissed for the want of arms. I was engaged in the service two months. As soon as I returned home I substituted in a man's place. His name I do not recollect. We marched on through Randolph County to Salisbury in N. C. where we were stationed three months. I was a private in this tour. I was commanded by Col. Collier and Major Sharp. My Capt's. name I do not now recollect. I entered the service some time in the fall of 1780. I was in the service this tour three months. I received a discharge from Major Sharp but I have long since lost it. Shortly after I returned home there came a call for men and I volunteered myself as a horseman under Capt. Cleveland and went on to Cross Creek in search of the Tories. I was living still in Wilkes County. I was out two months. I served this trip in the first of the year 1781. In the same spring I volunteered myself under Capt. Guess as a horseman and was gone one month scouting after Tories. Sometime after I returned home I volunteered myself again under Capt. Barton as a horseman and was gone one month. I never was out anymore. In those days Tories were very loathsome and I was young man fond of the sport of ranging after them I always volunteered myself every time there was a call. I cannot now recollect each month and day I went out and returned but I recollect I performed all my service in 1780 and 1781. I have no documentary evidence of my service nor can I procure anyone who can testify of the same. I hereby relinquish every claim to a pension or annuity whatever except the present and declare my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. According to the best of my recollection I served not less than the periods mentioned in my declaration (US) under Capt. Nawl two months, under Major Sharp three months, under Capt. Cleveland two months, under Capt. Guess one month, under Capt. Barton one month, for which I claim a pension sworn to in open court the 26th Nov. 1833. Sworn to and subscribed the date before mentioned." State of Tennessee We Thomas Crawley a clergyman residing in the county of Hawkins and George Hayes Residing in the same state and county do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Hardy Mills who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy years old that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion sworn to and subscribed this 25th day of Nov. 1833. Before me From Hawkins Co. records. First name spelled incorrectly. Handy Mills 1790 Wilkes Co., NC Census: Benj. Coffey 1, 4, 5; George Hayes, 1, 1, 3; Jane? Coffey 0, 0, 1, 7 slaves; Eli Coffey, 1, 0, 1; Elis. Mills, 0, 2, 2; Rubin Coffey 1, 1, 4; Thom. Coffey, 4, 5, 4; Jno. Coffey 1, 2, 4; Abraham Alloway 1, 3, 7; Hardy Mills 1, 2, 1 1830 Hawkins Co., TN Census: Hardy Mills, 1 male 60-70; 1 female 5-10; 1 female 20-40; 1 female 60-70 Joel Mills, 1 male under 5, 1 male 20-30; 1 female 20-30 Edmund Statton, 1 male 10-15; 1 male 15-20; 2 males 20-30; 1 male 50-60;1 female 5-10; 1 female 10-15; 3 females 20-30; 1 female, 50-60 George Hays, 1 male 5-10; 1 male 10-15; 1 male 15-20; 1 male 70-80; 1 female under 5; 1 female 30-40; 1 female 40-50 Sarah Mills, 1 male, 15-20; 2 males, 20-30; 1 female, 5-10; 1 female 10-15, 1 female, 15-20; 1 female 40-50 1830 Hawkins Co., TN Census: John Mills, 2 males under 5; 2 males 5-10; 2 males 10-15; 2 males 15-20, 1 male 20-30; 1 male, 50-60 William Mills, 1 male under 5; 1 male 20-30; 1 female under 5; 1 female 20-30 Isham Mills, 1 male 5-10; 1 male, 10-15; 1 male 70-80; 1 female 15-20; 1 female 60-70 Hardy Mills, 1 male under 5; 1 male 20-30; 1 female 20-30 1840 Claiborne Co., TN Census: Hardy Mills, 1 male 10-15; 1 male 30-40; 1 females under 5, 3 females 5-10; 1 female, 20-30; 1 female 30-40 None found in 1850 1860 Screven Co., GA, Mil. Dist. 35 Hardy Mills, age 25, male, farm labor, born GA, household with Wm. H. Howard Hardy Mills, age 8 mos., male, born MS, household with parents H. G. Mills (father born AL) Hardy Mills, age 55, male, white, farmer, born TN; Hannah, age 57, female, white, born TN; William, age 17, male, white, born MO; Clemintine, age 9, female, white, born MO; John M., age 7, male, white, born MO; Barnett, age 5, male, white, born MO Sarah "Sally" Coffey and Hardy Mills had the following children:
Sarah "Sally" Coffey and Samuel Thomas "Thomas" Stuart337 were married on 2 March 1824 in Wilkes Co., NC.338 Samuel Thomas "Thomas" Stuart appeared in the census on 1 June 1830 in Burke Co., NC.339 |