Name |
John Mitchell |
Title |
Gen |
Birth |
1760 |
Charles Co, Maryland |
Gender |
Male |
Will |
16 Feb 1761 |
Charles Co, Maryland |
- MITCHELL, HUGH, Charles Co. 8 Jan, 1760
16 Feb, 1761
To eldest dau. Katherine Mitchell, a tract lying on Port Tobacco Creek, which I lately purchased of Leonard Mitchell,
To wife Anne Mitchell, tract whereon I now live, pt. of "Canes Purchase", as also the right of dower, I purchased from Priscilla [mm note; Prudence], wife, the widow of the late Charles Sanders, which said lands, I give to Anne Mitchell,
Wife to have 1/3.
Balance to be divided among my 3 children, Katherine, John and Janet,
Exs: Bro, John Mitchell, wife Anne Mitchell, Walter, Harman and Daniel Jenifer.
Wit: Richard Rider, Elenor Jessy, Baker Brook, Margaret Hanson, 31.181
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Death |
11 Oct 1811 |
Charles Co, Maryland |
Burial |
Rosemary Lawn Cem, Welcome, Charles Co, maryland |
- Rosemary Lawn Cemetery
Welcome, Charles County, Maryland
Fire Tower Lane. Welcome, Maryland
Contributed by Anne Braun
Mitchell, General John, d. Dec 1812, age 52 years, Revolutionary War Veteran
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Notes |
- John Mitchell entered the Revolutionary Army as an Ensign. He served through the whole war with credit and rose to the rank of Captain. He retained through life a fondness for military affairs and at the time of his death was an officer in the Maryland militia with the rank of General.
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James Hughes 2005-08-15 18:21:48
It appears from the records that Warrant Number 656, for 1100 acres of bounty land was issued May 1, 1816, on account of the services of William Smallwood, of Maryland, Major General, War of the Revolution. There are no details in reguard to his services and the date and place of his birth are not shown.
Said warrant was issued in behalf of the following heirs: Priscilla Courts, sister to the soldier, who married John Courts: John Truman Stoddert, of Port Tobacco, Maryland, a minor, only child of William Truman Stoddert, a son of Lucy, a sister of the soldier, who married John Truman Stoddert: George Robert Leiper, and Lucy, his sister, the wife of Bernard Moore, only descendants of Elizabeth, another sister of the soldier, who married James Leiper: George Washington Grayson, Robert Harrison Grayson, a minor, children of Eleanor, another sister of the soldier, who married William Grayson: John Heberd Truman Stoddert Mitchell, a minor, son of John Mitchell who married Lucy Heberd Truman Stoddert, the daughter of Margaret Smallwood, another sister of the soldier, who married Walter Truman Stoddert.
Source:
Rev War Land Bounty Warrant
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Person ID |
I21056 |
Roots |
Last Modified |
10 Feb 2011 |
Family 2 |
Catherine Barnes, b. 1762, Charles Co, Maryland d. 01 Aug 1814, Charles Co, Maryland (Age 52 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1790 |
Charles Co, Maryland |
Children |
| 1. William Alexander Mitchell, b. Bef 1792, Charles Co, Maryland d. Aft 1795 (Age ~ 4 years) |
| 2. Mary Anne Mitchell, b. Bef 1794, Charles Co, Maryland d. Aft 1795 (Age ~ 2 years) |
| 3. Rev Richard Henry Mitchell, b. Abt 1799, Charles Co, Maryland d. 18 May 1869, Elkton, Cecil Co, Maryland (Age ~ 70 years) |
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Family ID |
F8003 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
10 Feb 2011 |