Do you have info regarding children of Eli? \ Thank you Sandi Mitchell In a message dated 2/8/03 7:13:27 PM Pacific Standard Time, Jcbarbra@cs.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 > >> >