Robert Harvey Mitchell

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: Bef 25 Feb 1799, Bedford Co, Virginia; written

Notes:

Will:
Copy of Will of Robert Mitchell
In the name of God Amen. I, Robert Mitchell of Bedford County and Province of Virginia, being of Perfect mind and memory do make this my Last Will and Testament first my Lawful Debt to be discharged, to my beloved wife Mary I give the Planation I now live on during her life or widowhood, at the end of either I give it to my son Samuel. Also to my wife Mary I give all my movable Estate to be disposed of at her discretion, to my son Daniel I give one hundred acres of Land where he now lives. To Robert and Stephen I Give the remainder of the Upper Tract I bought of Hilton. To Josias Campbell the lower half of the same tract. My wife, Daniel & Samuel I Lease my Executory to see the Execution of this my will which I do declare to be my last revoking all others by me heretofore made as Witness my hand Twenty Third day of April one thousand seven hundred and eighty one. (1781) Robert Mitchell (L.S.)

His Witness: John Dowdy, James Freemen, Mark, James Davis. As a Court held for Bedford County the 25th February 1799. This last will & Testament of Robert Mitchell deceased was proved by the oath of John Dowdy & James Freeman witnesses who names are thereto subscribed & Ordered to be
recorded. And on the motion of Daniel Mitchell & Samuel Mitchell Executors therein names, who made oath thereto certificate is granted them for obtaining probate thereof in due form on giving security whereupon they together with Jesse Leftwich & Stephen Preston their security's entered into & Acknowledged their Bond in the Penalty of Five hundred dollars conditioned for the said executors due & faithful administration of said decedent's Estate & Performance of his will.
Teste, J.A. Steptow, CBC In the Clerks office of the Circuit Court of Bedford County, VA March 4, 1926 The above is a copy of a will of record in said Co., In Will Book "B" page 2239
Teste, V. W. Nichols, Clerk

Robert married Mary Enos (Ennis) about 1735. Mary was born in Aug 1718 in Edinburgh, Scotland; died after 1799 in of, Bedford Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Abt 1720, Ireland
• Residence: Between 1721 and 1737, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
• Residence: Abt 1737, Augusta Co (later Rockbridge Co), Virginia

Notes:

The book "Kentucky Genealogy and Biography" Vol. 5, p. 209 edited by Thomas Westerfield has a biography of Thomas Mitchell b. 16 June 1768 Rockbridge Co., VA. Thomas was the son of John Mitchell and Margaret Porter. John Mitchell was the son of John Mitchell and Mary Boyd. The book states "John
Mitchell and Mary Boyd immigrated from Ireland when their two children were very young. They appeared in Lancaster Co., PA in 1721. They lived there until 1737 when they moved over to the Virginia frontier to the area known as Augusta Co., VA. The area in Virginia later became Rockbridge County. In 1744 John, Jr. with his father's money selected a tract of land south of the Borden Grant for his father. The grant was for 400 acres being as stated in the patent, on a Branch of the James River called Broad Spring Branch." (The book states two children which would have been John and William.)

John married Mary Bond, (immigrant) about 1705 in Londenberry, Northern Ireland. Mary was born about 1685 in Londenberry, Northern Ireland; died after 1771 in Augusta Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]