Ignatius Mitchell (1746 - 1826)

Born 1 Mar 1746 in Baltimore County, Maryland

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Died 12 Feb 1826 at age 79 in Mason County, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Ignatius was born 1746, he is the son of Ignatius Mitchell and Rachel Lanham

He is named in his father's will:

Ignatius will written: 1762/10/21, Mitchell, Ignatius, Charles Co, joyner, son Bennett, land, 304A bought of John Payne. Son Samuel “Mitchell’s Lott,” son Ignatius dwelling plantation, wife Rachel, son Richard (Bennett), dts Winifred Ann & Henrietta. Maryland Calendar of Wills, Vol 12, 212.

He is in Fayette (Virginia at that time) in 1782 Tithe List: Mitchell, David; Mitchell, Ignatius; Mitchell, James; Mitchell, Moses; Mitchell, Samuel; Mitchell, Thomas.

Intro: Mitchell, Ignatius owned 80A on Ohio R at mouth of Lawrence Crk, Charles Town, 2nd town established by Act of VA legislature in Mason Co KY, (then Bourbon Co) was in 1787, Charles Town on 80A of land belonging to Ignatius Mitchell. KY Pioneers & their descendants, p 7

He is recognized as the Founder of Charlestown: 41 – Request of Ignatius Mitchell for the establishment of a town to be called Charlestown, on his land on the Ohio River near Lawrence’s Creek. (20 Oct 1787) TIP #660 – PETITIONS OF THE EARLY INHABITANTS OF KENTUCKY, PART 1

1802/11/17, Mitchell, Ignatius & Mildred his wife of Mason Co sell land grtd by patent 1780/2/8. db c-1, 422. KY Pioneers & their descendants, p 7

1805/Mar Ct, Mitchell, Ignatius grtd license to operate a public ferry from his lands at Charlestown to the opposite shore. OB F, 245. KY Pioneers & their descendants, p 7.

1807/Apr Ct, Mitchell, Ignatius, apptd JP for Mason Co. OB F, 68. KY Pioneers & their descendants, p7

1807/9/13, Mitchell, Ignatius & wife Mildred of Mason to Francis & Susan W Mitchell both of Baltimore MD, deed land for 5 lbs MD money to him advanced some years ago to locate land in partnership with James W Mitchell. db J, 419. KY Pioneers & their descendants, p 7

1826/Mar. Ct, Mitchell, Ignatius, will proved, will written1825/3/4. Son Richard Mitchell land in Mason Co & land in Brown Co OHIO, Speaks of Mitchell ferry on the Ohio River, son Charles S Mitchell, son in law John Forsythe, dt Mildred Forsythe, wife of John, son Ignatius Mitchell Jr, dt Patsy Allen wife of Charles W Allen of Henderson Co KY. Exors: sons Charles S Mitchell& Ignatius Mitchell, Jr. KY Pioneers & their descendants, pp7-8

Name

Name: Ignatius /Mitchell/^[1]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1800

Place: Mason, Kentucky, United States^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S138
2. ↑ Source: #S138

• Maryland Calendar of Wills, Vol 12, 212.
• KY Pioneers & their descendants, pp 7,8
• Source: S138 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Kentucky, Tax Lists, 1799-1801 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Clift, G. Glenn. Second Census of Kentucky, 1800. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005.Original data: Clift, G. Glenn. Second Census of Kentucky, 1800. ; Repository: #R1
• Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:

Acknowledgements

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Mitchell-8871 was created by Richard Kozeny through the import of Richard Kozeny Family tree_2014-10-10.ged on Oct 10, 2014.