Colin Campbell Mitchell (1769 - 1847)

Born 20 May 1769 in Kingsbarns, Fifeshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine Elizabeth (Webber) Mitchell — married 20 Jul 1790 in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 7 Sep 1847 at age 78 in Oyster Pond, Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Biography

This profile is part of the Mitchell Name Study.

According to one online family history^[1]:

In 1784, at the age of 16 years, Colin came to Nova Scotia and worked as an apprentice on a farm at Clam Bay owned by Duncan, Robert Jr. and Robert Campbell, and worked their until 1811 when it was sold to John George Webber, who had become Colin's father-in-law in 1790.

In 1813, Colin purchased some land and obtained a land grant of 250 acres in Oyster Pond. This is where he moved his family, and he farmed this land for the rest of his life.

On March 12, 1824 he petitioned the Crown for an additional 500 acres on "the Pascel side of Jeddore", and was granted 250 acres on the condition that he erect a mill.

In 1818, Colin's sons, in a petition to own land of their own, stated that their Father had "but 610 acres of land"!

Colin also owned a small cargo ship, the "Magdalene", and in 1834 started to contract with Halifax merchants to haul freight to Newfoundland

Birth

Name: Colin Mitchall
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 20 May 1769
Christening Place: Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland
Birth Date: 19 May 1769
Father's Name: Alexander Mitchall
Mother's Name: Elspet Anderson^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Carole's Kinfolk, A History of my Nova Scotia Ancestors. Mitchells, p. 422. 1998. Accessed 2018.
2. ↑ "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBNT-HX6 : accessed 3 July 2015), Colin Mitchall, 19 May 1769; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 1,040,196.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203460583/colin-campbell-mitchell: accessed 17 January 2023), memorial page for Colin Campbell Mitchell (19 Mar 1769–7 Sep 1847), Find a Grave Memorial ID 203460583, citing Oyster Pond Baptist Cemetery, Jeddore Oyster Ponds, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by Lawrence H. Grunert (contributor 46831293).