Does any of the Mitchell's lines you have studied, have a William W. Mitchell in them , he was born about 1783 in NC.? My family of Mitchell's were thought to be of Indian hertiage, they are dark skinned.Any help with William W. Mitchell would be appreciated. Thanks, Donna ----- Original Message ----- Wrom: LYRWTQTIPWIGYOKST Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 8:11 AM To: MITCHELL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MITCHELL] Slave Owners (Mitchell) I have done much research on the Mitchell's of Wayne and Johnston County's of NC. I have only found reference to one slave in a Mitchell will dated 1832, Her name was LETTIS, It appears the Mitchell mother died in childbirth, and LETTIS was to wet-nurse the child, and to stay with him until he came of age. In these county's (Wayne and Johnston) when the census started to list everyone as W-B-M. There were some Black Mitchell's and Mitchell's listed as Mullato, on the census. There were also free Black Families living in Wayne County in 1860, according to the census. (Before the War) I have always heard that the larger Quacker areas of Wayne County, paid there farm helpers regardless of there color. (Also before the War) K Mitchell ==== MITCHELL Mailing List ==== To contact the list administrator, please send a message to: Mitchell-admin@rootsweb.com.Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com