Elijah Mitchell (1761 - 1847)

Born 6 Mar 1761 in Virginia

Husband of Sarah (Ireland) Mitchell — married 15 Nov 1785 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Aug 1847 at age 86 in Warren Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States

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Myths Busted

Myth 01- A 1905 'The Huntington Herald 'newspaper sketch on Elijah Mitchell it states "Of his life it has been gleaned that he first saw the light of day in Ireland in 1761" without supporting documentation. Elijah Mitchell's 1832 Preble County, OH Revolutionary War pension application has the following text: Deponent was born somewhere in the State of Virginia according to the best information which he can obtain on this sixth day of March 1761, but has no written record of his age. As the pension statement was by Elijah Mitchell himself it carries greater weight than a newspaper sketch written in 1905.

Biography

Birth

Per Elijah Mitchells 1832 Revolutionary War pension application he was born the 6 March 1761 somewhere in Virginia. A large number of Scotch Irish arrived in Colonial America at Perth Amboy, N.J. and traveled overland to Philadelphia, then the Philadelphia Wagon Road (aka Great Wagon Road) to Lancaster and York Pennsylvania, then south along the Great Warriors Trail, until it split with one road going into the Carolina's and the other to the Wilderness Road through Cumberland Gap into Kentucky and Tennessee.

Mecklenburg County, NC

Enlisted in the Revolutionary army in Mecklenburg county, North Carolina, and served the following enlistments: April 8, 1779, three months in Captain James Barr's Company, Col. McDowell's regiment; ------- 8, 1760, two weeks in Captain Ezra Alexander's Company; fall of 1780, two weeks;------1780, four weeks in Captain -----------McRee's company; --------1780, and a third enlistment for four weeks: July, 1781, Three months;. ^[1] Elijah Mitchell DAR Ancestor profile.

Rowan County, NC

Marriage

On the 15 November 1785 in Rowan County, NC. Elijah Mitchell married Sarah Ireland, daughter of John and Martha (Purviance) Ireland. Elijah Mitchell bondsman & Samuel Mitchell as bondsman / witness. ^[2]

CHILDREN

1. - Martha Mitchell (aka March) - born 25 Sep 1786 Rowan, NC, died 10 Nov 1851 New Paris, Preble, Ohio; married Andrew Morrison.
2. - Sarah Mitchell (aka Sally) - born 1787, died before 1809 Preble, OH.
3. - Mary Mitchell (aka Polly) - born 1791, died 1878.
4. - Eli M Mitchell, born 1793, died 1776.
5. - Lewis Mitchell, born 1796, died 1857.
6. - Elizabeth Mitchell born 1799, died 1863.
7. - Fleming Mitchell born 1802, died 1880.
8. - Nancy Mitchell born 1805, died 1874.
9. - Keziah Mitchell born 1807, died 1868.

Bourbon County, KY-

About the year 1787, he moved from Iredell county, North Carolina, to Kentucky, and with a number of relatives and friends, started a new settlement in Bourbon county, called Cane Ridge, from its luxuriant growth of cane.

An October 27, 1790 petition ^[3] is of interest since it lists the citizenry of Bourbon county soon after the founding of the new county seat. The petition of Sundry of the Inhabitants of the County of Bourbon Humbly prays your Honours to Grant your Petitioners and Inspection for Tobacco on Stoner at the Town of Hopewell and your Petitioners in are in Duty your Humble Servts. Among the petitioners was Elijah Mitchell.

1792 Bourbon Co., KY. District E. Mountjoy tax list appears John Mitchell, James Mitchell, Gavin Mitchell, Moses Mitchell, and Elijah Mitchell ^[4]

18 March 1794 Bourbon Co., KY DB B, p 480 ^[5] - Peter Fleming sold to Elijah Mitchell 135 acres of land on the waters of Hinkston & Stoner Creek.

1795 Bourbon Co., KY. tax list - Elijah Mitchell taxed for 9 horses, 27 cows & 125 acres of land. on Brush Creek ^[6]

16 January 1807 Bourbon Co., KY DB 11, pp 476-478 ^[7]- Elijah Mitchell & Sarah his wife to Richard Arrasmith

Preble County, Ohio

In 1807 he again sought a new location and joined some Cane Ridge friends who had started a new settlement in Preble county, Ohio, near the present site of New Paris. On the 23 January 1807 Elijah Mitchell of Kentucky purchased 107 acres for $320 Ohio. ^[8]

1814 Preble Co. Ohio tax assessment - Elijah Mitchell ^[9]

1820 Jefferson Township, Preble County, Indiana U.S. census - Elijah Mitchell ^[10]

1840 Jefferson Township, Preble County, Indiana U.S. census - Elijah Mitchell ^[11]

Huntington County, Indiana

In September 1833 he accompanied his son, Flleming to Huntington county, Indiana. Elijah Mitchell died August 1, 1847 at Bayon Mills, Huntington county, Indiana.

Death

Elijah Mitchell died 1 August 1847 at Warren, Huntingon County, Indiana. He was buried in the Good Cemetery where Eli and other children are buried, but he was reinterred in the Woodlawn Cemetery itself, Find A Grave: Memorial #9719465

Huntington Co., IN erected a historical marker to Elijah Mitchell 1761-1847 saying:

Elijah Mitchell is the only known soldier of the American Revolutionary War buried in Huntington County. Having served in the Continental Army for two years and six months he was honorably discharged in July 1781. Born in Virginia on March 6, 1761, he died in Warren on August 1, 1847, and is buried in Woodlawn cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ 1832 Elijah Parker Revolutionary War Pension Application (Southern Campaigns American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters)
2. ↑ 15 November 1785 Rowan County, NC. Marriage Register (image 98) - Elijah Mitchell marries Sarah Ireland. (Family Search)
3. ↑ October 27, 1790 Bourbon Co., KY petition
4. ↑ 1792 Bourbon Co., KY. tax list (FamilySearch)
5. ↑ 18 March 1794 Bourbon Co., KY DB B, p 480 land indenture (FamilySearch)
6. ↑ 1795 Bourbon Co., KY. tax list - Elijah Mitchell (FamilySearch)
7. ↑ 16 January 1807 Bourbon Co., KY DB 11, pp 476-478 land indenture (FamilySearch)
8. ↑ 23 January 1807 U.S. Bureau of Land Management Tract Books Book 2, page 403 - Ohio (FamilySearch)
9. ↑ 1814 Preble Co. Ohio tax list (FamilySearch)
10. ↑ 1820 Jefferson Township, Preble Co., Indiana - Elijah Mitchell (FamilySearch)
11. ↑ 1840 Jefferson Township, Preble Co., Indiana - Elijah Mitchell (FamilySearch)

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