In a message dated 2/8/03 6:39:22 PM Pacific Standard Time, dsmathome@msn.com writes: << Hello list, I just wanted everyone to know I found my William W. Mitchell ,the one that many of my relation have searched for, for years..And I am sending out to all you this information that I have found in a old Bible of the Mitchell- Riley Family. It reads: "My good will I bear to my children I have this Holy Book at my decease-to my daughter, Sarah Riley and heirs.not to be sold on any acct..Signed- J. B. Mitchell 4/13/1834. Ann Mitchell the Grandmother" John B. Mitchell John B. Mitchell 1/22/1759-6/5/1842 Ann Mitchell, his wife 2/1757-2/5/1840, buried Riley's graveyard William Mitchell 11/7/1782 John Mitchell 5/27/1784-9/3/1827 Margaret Mitchell 1/25/1786- 3/15/1825 Martha Me. G. Mitchell 11/27/1788-6/17/1795 Sara Mitchell 8/7/1790- Mary Mitchell 3/1/1792-5/27/1814 Lani Mitchell 7/7/1795 *******Children's Marriages ****** William Wilson Mitchell to Genny (Jane) Bamer 9/17/1804 John Mitchell to Margaret Whitman 12/21/1808 Margaret Mitchell to James Cromley 3/1/1806 Mary Mitchell to Jacob Whitman 9/4/1813 Sara Mitchell to William Riley 1/18/1816 *************Births of William W. Mitchell and Genny (Jane) Bamer****** Eli Mitchell born 9/11/1805 Mary Ann. Mitchell 4/9/1808 M (or) Helena Mitchell 11/27/1811 Susa Mitchell 6/14/1814 Zachariah Mitchell 1/24/1817 John Wesley Mitchell 4/14/1820 William Wells Mitchell 3/15/1823 The Bible goes on to say: " I give and bequeath this Holy Bible to my grandson Eli Mitchell, son or elder son, William W. Mitchell , for him, his heirs forever not to be sold out of the family. Witness my hand. 9/8/1823 J.B. Mitchell Then it goes on to say: " I allow and give this Bible to my daughter ,Sarah Riley". The LWT found loose in Bible of John B. Mitchell of Edgefield District ,S.C. names daughter Sarah Riley, executrix,8/4/1841 ****************************************************************************** ***** Notes about John B. Mitchell : He was found in the files of the Abstracts of the Revolutionary Pension Files. Number R7276, PA. Line," It says Soldier was born January 22, 1759 at Bristol, England and landed in America on April 1, 1772 at Philadelphia, PA. and lived there at enlistment and after his service he settled in Mecklenburg where he taught school until 1789, then he moved to Newberry District, South Carolina. Solder was also a Minister in the Methodist Church. Soldier married in 1782 (wife not named). Soldier was dec'd in 1852,a daughter Sarah Riley of Edgefield District in 1852 was only surviving child and was the only child named." ****************************************************************************** ***** I believe that Sarah and William were the only children left of John B. Mitchell at the end of his life, because according to the Census , William was living with his son Robert D. Mitchell in the 1860 census in Barboursville, Kentucky. I hope this helps someone else connect to their Mitchell line. Let me know, Happy Hunting , Donna >>

Hello List, I am looking for my grandfather's family. I need information on my grandparents as well.My grandfather's Name is William Mercer(sp?) Mitchell, born April 17, 1879, died , June 13 1959, buried and died in Ms.Married (1) Mattie Nelson ,No Dates, (She died when my Dad was abt. 4 yrs. He was born abt 1908 -1914 not sure.)(2) wife Henrietta ? .born Feb. 17th. 1879 ,died. June, 13, 1946 in Ms.? calhoun county ,Ms. Other children Austin Mitchell b. 9/?/1899 ,d. 9/?/1975 John Doyle Mitchell b.Aug. 23, 1909 d. Aug. 1981 Lola Hickey Mitchell, no dates on her but lived in Mo. for several years.All the family lived in Ms. nearly all their lives around Calhoun County And Yelobusha County., Ms Those buried in Shilah Baptist church Yellobusha,County,are John Doyle., Austin and William and 2nd. wife's. Any help will be appreciated .Write me at mmd@pepperlink.netMs.is ---- Original Message ----- From: <Jcbarbra@cs.com> To: <MITCHELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 9:12 PM Subject: [MITCHELL] Re: {not a subscriber} William W. Mitchell and parents and children.... > In a message dated 2/8/03 6:39:22 PM Pacific Standard Time, dsmathome@msn.com > writes: > > << Hello list, > I just wanted everyone to know I found my William W. Mitchell > ,the one that many of my relation have searched for, for years..And I am > sending out to all you this information that I have found in a old Bible of > the Mitchell- Riley Family. > It reads: "My good will I bear to my children > I have this Holy Book at my decease-to my daughter, Sarah Riley and heirs.not > to be sold on any acct..Signed- J. B. Mitchell 4/13/1834. Ann Mitchell the > Grandmother" > > John B. Mitchell John B. Mitchell 1/22/1759-6/5/1842 > Ann Mitchell, his wife 2/1757-2/5/1840, buried Riley's graveyard > William Mitchell 11/7/1782 > John Mitchell 5/27/1784-9/3/1827 > Margaret Mitchell 1/25/1786- 3/15/1825 > Martha Me. G. Mitchell 11/27/1788-6/17/1795 > Sara Mitchell 8/7/1790- > Mary Mitchell 3/1/1792-5/27/1814 > Lani Mitchell 7/7/1795 > > *******Children's Marriages ****** > William Wilson Mitchell to Genny (Jane) Bamer 9/17/1804 > John Mitchell to Margaret Whitman 12/21/1808 > Margaret Mitchell to James Cromley 3/1/1806 > Mary Mitchell to Jacob Whitman 9/4/1813 > Sara Mitchell to William Riley 1/18/1816 > > *************Births of William W. Mitchell and Genny (Jane) Bamer****** > Eli Mitchell born 9/11/1805 > Mary Ann. Mitchell 4/9/1808 > M (or) Helena Mitchell 11/27/1811 > Susa Mitchell 6/14/1814 > Zachariah Mitchell 1/24/1817 > John Wesley Mitchell 4/14/1820 > William Wells Mitchell 3/15/1823 > > The Bible goes on to say: " I give and bequeath this Holy Bible to my > grandson Eli Mitchell, son or elder son, William W. Mitchell , for him, his > heirs forever not to be sold out of the family. Witness my hand. 9/8/1823 > J.B. Mitchell > Then it goes on to say: > " I allow and give this Bible to my daughter ,Sarah Riley". The LWT found > loose in Bible of John B. Mitchell of Edgefield District ,S.C. names > daughter Sarah Riley, executrix,8/4/1841 > > **************************************************************************** ** > > ***** > Notes about John B. Mitchell : > He was found in the files of the Abstracts of the Revolutionary Pension > Files. Number R7276, PA. Line," It says Soldier was born January 22, 1759 at > Bristol, England and landed in America on April 1, 1772 at Philadelphia, PA. > and lived there at enlistment and after his service he settled in Mecklenburg > where he taught school until 1789, then he moved to Newberry District, South > Carolina. Solder was also a Minister in the Methodist Church. Soldier married > in 1782 (wife not named). Soldier was dec'd in 1852,a daughter Sarah Riley of > Edgefield District in 1852 was only surviving child and was the only child > named." > > **************************************************************************** ** > > ***** > I believe that Sarah and William were the only children left of John B. > Mitchell at the end of his life, because according to the Census , William > was living with his son Robert D. Mitchell in the 1860 census in > Barboursville, Kentucky. > I hope this helps someone else connect to their Mitchell line. Let me know, > Happy Hunting , Donna > >> > > > > ==== MITCHELL Mailing List ==== > To contact the list administrator, please send a message to: Mitchell-admin@rootsweb.com. > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus]