James Coffield Mitchell (1716 - 1799)

Born 1716 in Charles Parish, York, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Harlan) Mitchell — married 2 Mar 1738 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 23 May 1799 at about age 83 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

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Biography

James Coffield Mitchell was born in 1716 in York, Virginia, to (it is thought) Janet Rule, age 33, and James Mitchell, age 33.

James Coffield Mitchell married Elizabeth Harlan in Nantucket, Massachusetts, on March 2, 1738, when he was 22 years old.

Some of their children were: Eleanor, 1745, Margaret Mary 1750, and James Cocke 1750.

His wife Elizabeth passed away in 1788 at the age of 68. They had been married 50 years.

James Coffield Mitchell died on May 23, 1799, in Isle of Wight, Virginia,^[1] when he was 83 years old. On the Probate Notes are: James Mitchell. Leg.-wife Elizabeth; daughter Elizabeth and her unborn child; son Joseph; daughter Peggy; daughter Jane; son James. Exs., William Pinner and sister Ann Corbell.

Research

At this time documents on James C Mitchell are limited. Mar 3, 2019, Helen Holt Thornton-5581.

Sources

1. ↑ Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850; microfilmed copies of the original Will Book.“Data=Name: James Mitchell; Date: 23 May 1799; Location: Isle of Wright., VA.

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