Shadrack
Mitchell
Born in Harford County, Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of Kent Mitchell
and Hannah (Wood) Jones
Husband of
Margaret (Rinehart) Mitchell
— married
26 Jan 1796 in Franklin Township, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States
Descendants 
Father of
John Mitchell, Elizabeth (Mitchell) Smith, Jesse M Mitchell, Hannah (Mitchell) Bayard, Asa Franklin Mitchell, Maria (Mitchell) Mason and Isaac Mitchell
Died
at age 96
in Washington Township, Pennsylvania
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Mar 2014
This page has been accessed 528 times.
Biography
Shadrack was born in 1766. Shadrack Mitchell ... He passed away in 1862.
Sources
- First-hand information as remembered by Michael Mitchell, Saturday, March 8, 2014.
- History of Greene County, Samuel Bates, 1888
Last will and testament of Shadrack Mitchell
A charter member of the Ruff Creek Baptist church Left a will dated 1854. “I, Shadrick Mitchell, of Washington Township, Greene County, Penna. Farmer, being of sound mind and good memory hereby make this my last will and testament. 1. I hereby divide to my beloved wife Margaret, during her life or as long as she remains my widow all my Real and personal Estate. 2. After the decease of my wife then it is my Will, and I hereby devise my son Isaac Mitchell and his heirs all the Real Estate I now own embracing the Homestead Farm owned and occupied by me. This devise to my son is when the express condition of his paying to the person hereinafter to be named, the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars as follows: to wit: to my three Grand Doughers Elizabeth Mary Anne and Mariah Sellers Thirty dollars and thirty three and a 3 cts each, to be paid one year after the data of my wife, or in case I should outlive her, in one year after my decease to my four Daughters Elizabeth, Delila, Hannah and Maria, Two Hundred Dollars each to be paid in fifty Dollar payments to each commencing one year after the Dicease of my wife, or in case I should outlive her, in one years after my decease to my son Jesse Mitchell, Four Hundred dollars to be paid in anuel payments of One hundred Dollars each commencing as above one year after my wife decease or my own, should I survive her; 3. To my soul Thomas Mitchell Two Hundred Dollars to be paid one Hundred Dollars per year commencing as above. My son John and Asa Mitchell have justly receive that share of my Estate. It is my will that my Personal property above mentioned as bequeathed to my wife shall be hits absolutely to dispose of as she may think proper. I hereby appoint my son Isaac Mitchell, Executor of this my last Will and Testament. In witness whereof, I have hereto set my hand and seal this 17th day of August 1854.”
Samuel Bates in History of Greene County, written in 1888 states that Shadrack Mitchell is of German ancestry and that his wife, Margaret Rinehart is of English ancestry (although it seems that the reverse may be true). “Mr. Shadrick Mitchell was a farmer and stone-mason, and in family life followed his trade. He purchased land in what is now Washington Township in 1799 and settled and remained there until his death, which occurred in 1863 [gravestone says 1862]. He was then ninety-seven years old. the farm he purchased is still in the possession of the family. He was the father of five daughters and five sons.”
Is Shadrack your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Shadrack 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 Shadrack:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Shadrack 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 Shadrack:
-
~1.56%
Karen (Power) Elliott
:
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member klpelliott
-
~1.56%
Karla (Roberts) Showalter :
23andMe, GEDmatch YU6330114 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A850601 [compare], Ancestry member cynberly1
-
~1.56%
Mitchell Wilcox :
23andMe, GEDmatch WH8309798 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AC2848193 [compare], Ancestry member Mitchell_Wilcox
-
~1.56%
Michael Mitchell :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member MichaelMitchell504
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #856524
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Featured National Park champion connections: Shadrack is 14 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 20 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 15 degrees from George Catlin, 13 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 19 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 14 degrees from George Grinnell, 23 degrees from Anton Kröller, 15 degrees from Stephen Mather, 21 degrees from Kara McKean, 15 degrees from John Muir, 14 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 24 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
Left a will dated 1854. I, Shadrick Mitchell, of Washington Township, Greene County, Penna. Farmer, being of sound mind and good memory hereby make this my last will and testament. 1. I hereby divide to my beloved wife Margaret, during her life or as long as she remains my widow all my Real and personal Estate. 2. After the decease of my wife then it is my Will, and I hereby devise my son Isaac Mitchell and his heirs all the Real Estate I now own embracing the Homestead Farm owned and occupied by me. This devise to my son is when the express condition of his paying to the person hereinafter to be named, the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars as follows: to wit: to my three Grand Doughers Elizabeth Mary Anne and Mariah Sellers Thirty dollars and thirty three and a 3 cts each, to be paid one year after the data of my wife, or in case I should outlive her, in one year after my decease to my four Daughters Elizabeth, Delila, Hannah and Maria, Two Hundred Dollars each to be paid in fifty Dollar payments to each commencing one year after the Dicease of my wife, or in case I should outlive her, in one years after my decease to my son Jesse Mitchell, Four Hundred dollars to be paid in anuel payments of One hundred Dollars each commencing as above one year after my wife decease or my own, should I survive her; 3. To my soul Thomas Mitchell Two Hundred Dollars to be paid one Hundred Dollars per year commencing as above. My son John and Asa Mitchell have justly receive that share of my Estate. It is my will that my Personal property above mentioned as bequeathed to my wife shall be hits absolutely to dispose of as she may think proper. I hereby appoint my son Isaac Mitchell, Executor of this my last Will and Testament. In witness whereof, I have hereto set my hand and seal this 17th day of August 1854.
Samuel Bates in History of Greene County, written in 1888 states that Shadrack Mitchell is of German ancestry and that his wife, Margaret Rinehart is of English ancestry (although it seems that the reverse may be true). Mr. Shadrick Mitchell was a farmer and stone-mason, and in family life followed his trade. He purchased land in what is now Washington Township in 1799 and settled and remained there until his death, which occurred in 1863 [gravestone says 1862]. He was then ninety-seven years old. the farm he purchased is still in the possession of the family. He was the father of five daughters and five sons.