Paula, My husband's 4th great grandfather is James Mitchell. His 3rd great grandfather's name is Nathaniel and he had a brother names Josiah. Nathaniel named one of his sons Nathaniel Alonzo. I found James in Adams County, Ohio in the 1850 & 1860 census. The census states that he was born in Maryland before 1804. I did not check in New York but could this be the same family? I have been looking for them for a while. I did do some research in Maryland and found a family that might be family. I will look for that information. I am anxious to hear whether we might be related. Sylvia in CO