John "Buttin' John" Mullins

9. John "Buttin' John" Mullins b. ca 1750 Virginia - d. 1849 Clintwood, Russell County, Virginia, md Jane "Jenny" (Bailey?) b. ca 1755 - d. after 1840 Russell County, Virginia. The death record of Solomon Mullins, dated 28 August 1858, states he was 76 years, 6 months, 5 days old, born on the Broad River in North Carolina, the son of John & Jane Mullins. This would make Solomon b. ca 1782 and place his father John Mullins on the Broad River at that date. "The Broad River rises in SE Buncombe County and flows SE across NE Henderson County and into West Rutherford County and then SE to the Polk/Rutherford County line where it is joined by the Green River, then SE and NE into Cleveland County, then SE into South Carolina where it joins the Saluda River at Columbia to form the Congaree." [The North Carolina Gazetter by William S. Powell, p. 64] The 1784-1787 North Carolina State Census enumerated the number of individuals in a household, their age, sex, and color, but unlike most other counties, Burke County only listed the total number of tithables in the county. John Mullins lived on the Toe River in Burke County, North Carolina. He appears on the 1790 and 1800 Burke County, North Carolina censuses. John Mullins Sr. settled on Shelby Creek in Floyd County (the section that later became Pike County), Kentucky by 1808, along with his son Solomon Mullins. He lived there until around 1833 when his name appears, along with that of his youngest son John Mullins Jr., on the tax lists of Russell County (the section that later became Dickenson County), Virginia. He lived near his son John Jr. on Holly Creek and was living in his home when he died in 1849. John Mullins Sr. was known as "Buttin' John" because he would butt his opponent in the stomach when fighting. He is believed to be the only Revolutionary War soldier buried in Dickenson County, Virginia. Tradition states he was buried in a hollowed-out poplar log. His grave is on the hill behind the courthouse at Clintwood, Virginia. John Mullins Sr.'s wife is listed as Jane "Jennie" Bailey in the family records of Francis Sowards, but she is listed as Mollie Brandon in LDS records filed by Harmon Mullins, son of Jefferson & Didema (Sowards) Mullins and grandson of Alexander & Margaret "Peggy" (Fleming) Mullins---the information was supplied by Thomas Jefferson Mullins, son of Spencer & Elizabeth (Johnson) Mullins, of Stanford, Kentucky. This could indicate John Mullins Sr. was married twice. John Mullins Sr. had the following known children:


	Descendants of John "Buttin' John" Mullins The Plaque Honoring John Mullins Located on the Courthouse at Clintwood, Dickenson County, Virginia Courtesty of: Hibbits 9. John "Buttin' John" Mullins b. ca 1750 Virginia - d. 1849 Clintwood, Russell County, Virginia, md Jane "Jenny" (Bailey?) b. ca 1755 - d. after 1840 Russell County, Virginia. The death record of Solomon Mullins, dated 28 August 1858, states he was 76 years, 6 months, 5 days old, born on the Broad River in North Carolina, the son of John & Jane Mullins. This would make Solomon b. ca 1782 and place his father John Mullins on the Broad River at that date. "The Broad River rises in SE Buncombe County and flows SE across NE Henderson County and into West Rutherford County and then SE to the Polk/Rutherford County line where it is joined by the Green River, then SE and NE into Cleveland County, then SE into South Carolina where it joins the Saluda River at Columbia to form the Congaree." [The North Carolina Gazetter by William S. Powell, p. 64] The 1784-1787 North Carolina State Census enumerated the number of individuals in a household, their age, sex, and color, but unlike most other counties, Burke County only listed the total number of tithables in the county. John Mullins lived on the Toe River in Burke County, North Carolina. He appears on the 1790 and 1800 Burke County, North Carolina censuses. John Mullins Sr. settled on Shelby Creek in Floyd County (the section that later became Pike County), Kentucky by 1808, along with his son Solomon Mullins. He lived there until around 1833 when his name appears, along with that of his youngest son John Mullins Jr., on the tax lists of Russell County (the section that later became Dickenson County), Virginia. He lived near his son John Jr. on Holly Creek and was living in his home when he died in 1849. John Mullins Sr. was known as "Buttin' John" because he would butt his opponent in the stomach when fighting. He is believed to be the only Revolutionary War soldier buried in Dickenson County, Virginia. Tradition states he was buried in a hollowed-out poplar log. His grave is on the hill behind the courthouse at Clintwood, Virginia. John Mullins Sr.'s wife is listed as Jane "Jennie" Bailey in the family records of Francis Sowards, but she is listed as Mollie Brandon in LDS records filed by Harmon Mullins, son of Jefferson & Didema (Sowards) Mullins and grandson of Alexander & Margaret "Peggy" (Fleming) Mullins---the information was supplied by Thomas Jefferson Mullins, son of Spencer & Elizabeth (Johnson) Mullins, of Stanford, Kentucky. This could indicate John Mullins Sr. was married twice. John Mullins Sr. had the following known children: 40. i. Solomon "Moneymaking Sol" Mullins b. 23 Feb. 1782 North Carolina - d. 25 Aug. 1858 Big Creek, Boone Co., VA 41. ii. James "Dr. Jim" Mullins b. ca 1778 Franklin County, Virginia - d. ca 1870 Buchanan Co., VA 42. iii. John "Holly Creek John" Mullins Jr. b. ca 1784 Burke County, North Carolina - d. 19 Sept. 1859 Dickenson Co., VA 43. iv. Nancy Mullins b. ca 1793 North Carolina - d. prior to 1830 Kentucky md Thomas Kelly 44. v. Jane Mullins? b. ca 1790 North Carolina - d. ca 1826 of milk sickness on the Ohio River md Moses Damron 45. vi. (female) b. ca 1785-1790 North Carolina 46. vii. (female) b. ca 1790-1800 North Carolina To send additional information or corrections click the following link: cornelius@kymail.com Photographs Deeds, Wills, and Estate Settlements Census Records and Court Orders Tax Records Family Tradition Marriage Bonds, Consent Papers, and Marriage Records Bible Records and Cemetery Records County and State Maps Plaque placed on the Courthouse in Dickenson County, Virginia