Looking for parents of Anna Cohen from Georgetown, South Carolina

Question

Anna Cohen was Jewish and lived in Georgetown, South Carolina between 1760 and 1788. I do not know her birthdate or her place of birth. I do know that she married James Mitchell from Charleston, South Carolina sometime before 1788 and that the marital ceremony may have occurred at the Temple in Charleston as there was not a Temple in Georgetown between 1760 and 1788. Their daughter was Elizabeth Mitchell.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Comments

Did Elizabeth marry a Holloway? Do you have a birth year and location for James and or Elizabeth? Is there a death year for Anna, James and or Elizabeth as well as a location?

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1. Elizabeth Mitchell married Richard Holloway, Sr.

2. I do not have a birth year or birth location. I can say that James lived for most of his life in Charleston, SC. I presume the same was true for Elizabeth but my presumption is an assumption.

3. I do not have a death year for Anna, James or Elizabeth. My presumption is James died in Charleston, SC due to business and social ties.

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I have not found the answer you seek at familysearch.org . If more timeframe information becomes availble, the probability of pinpointing an appropriate answer would increase.

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Thanks for your effort. I will probably contact the Jewish Historical Society in Georgetown, SC for the answer. The community was very small (less then 80 people) during this time frame. I'm sure the records are there for Cohen family members.

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Anna Cohen and James Mitchell was married in 1777 in Charleston SC. Their First daughter Elizabeth married Richard Holloway in 1803. James Mitchell and Anna had six or seven children. James and Anna lived at 43 Meeting Street in Charleston. The house is still standing and his a national historic place registered in the Library of Congress.  Richard and Elizabeth lived at 20 Beaufain Street. James Mitchell passed in 1821. His estate was adjudicated in 1838. Elizabeth nor Richard Holloway are mentioned in the court records but Anna and James's first daughter Amelia Mitchell Marchant is mentioned so are the children of Anna and James Mitchell except Elizabeth. I an seeking information regarding Anna Cohen. James Mitchell was my Great Grandfather 5th or 6th removed. See the Holloway Scrapbook for more details about the Holloways. James Mitchell's was a free man of color. His father John Mitchell was Portuguese born in the 1600's either in Portugal or in South Carolina. Anna's family migrated from London in 1745 to Georgetown SC. They farmed indigo and exported it back to London. My grandfather was Clyde Mitchell born in 1898. His father was William Mitchell. I am trying to make the connection of William to one of James Mitchell's Sons. Anna Cohen was my Great Grandmother 5th or 6th removed. The current Mitchell Family off springs of James and Anna consists of several hundred people. Most or African American many others consider themselves to be Caucasian. The Holloways and Merchants (Amelia and Peter Marchant) or large branches of the family. Having difficulty finding Anna' s family in the US. Searching now for the Marchant's. One of their daughters married a physician or dentist and moved to NY after the Civil War. She was  active in NY City's YWCA .