John
Merrit
Mitchell
Sr
Born about in York, South Carolina, British Colonial America
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of Robert Mitchell
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Andrew Mitchell
Husband of
Penelope (Lightfoot) Mitchell
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
George Andrew Mitchell and John Merritt Mitchell Jr
Died about
at about age 60
in St. Tammany, Louisiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Oct 2015
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Biography
John Merrit Mitchell is often shown as having married Penelope Lightfoot. His 1812 will establishes that his wife, named Penelope, was to inherit his estate upon his death. But the maiden name of this Penelope is unknown, i.e., not mentioned in any source document connecting her to John Merrit Mitchell.
John was born about 1775. He passed away in 1830.
Sources
See also:
- Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, "Pittman-Becnel" family tree by James A Pittman, profile for John M Mitchell (unsourced)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~3.91%
Glen Fleming
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QG1489662 [compare], Ancestry member Ettanktech
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~3.12%
Michael Kelly :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T797219 [compare], FTDNA kit #16793
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~0.78%
James Pittman :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member james_a_pittman
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B3600
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~0.78%
Brittney Storemski :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bharper1126
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~0.78%
Carla (Gipson) Lizana :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch US7472860 [compare], yourDNAportal CARfe138539, Ancestry member mississippiqueen
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~0.78%
Robert Davis :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch MD327608C1 [compare], FTDNA kit #557638
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~0.39%
Keith Smith :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FT5858016 [compare], Ancestry member richardSmith
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~0.39%
April (Schmitter) Bowyer :
MyHeritage DNA
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Paul Etheredge
Mitchell-31770 and Mitchell-11792 appear to represent the same person because: same spouse and child
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