mˈʌlᵻnz wʌz bˈɔːɹn æt "θɹˈiː fˈɔːɹks ʌvðə dˈʌk ɹˈɪvɚ" ɪn bˈɛdfɚd kˈaʊnti, tˌɛnəsˈiː, ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ fˈɪftiːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən.
Mullins was born at "Three Forks of the Duck River" in Bedford County, Tennessee, on September 15, 1807.