Mary Gill My Sister-in-law of my 2nd cousin 6x removed. Was born Oct 1758 in Lancaster County, PA. During the Revolutionary War she took an active part in aiding and relieving the suffering of the American soldiers, as well as the people left in the community. She was one of "The Gleaner" spoken about in a book called Women of the Revolution by Mrs. Ellet. She was the daughter of Capt. Robert David Gill (1717-1804) & Eleanor Cooper Kelsey (1721-1801).
After the war she married Col. John Mills who was born Oct 1757, he was the son of John & Margaret. They lived in Fishing Creek, South Carolina. He was made a Captain under General Thomas Sumter and was called his "Right Arm." He even named his first-born son Thomas Sumter Mills. Later He would become a Colonel of the Militia. He died 19 Mar 1795, and Mary died 29 Jan 1841 both are buried at the Fishing Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery. They had four children:
Thomas Sumter Mills
Robert Gill Mills
Mary Gill Mills
John Mills
Mary Gill’s story is preserved in genealogical and DAR resources, where she is cited as part of the lineage of Revolutionary War patriots. Her life reflects the role of women in the Revolution — as wives of soldiers, mothers of future leaders, and community figures who helped sustain the revolutionary cause. She was one band of eleven women in 1780 who went from farm to farm to reap the crops for the fighting men in the army. Her courage when Tarleton was raiding the Carolinas has placed her name among the heroines of the Revolution.
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