Nancy (Stephenson) Mitchell (1765 - 1848)

Born 20 Mar 1765 in Cumberland (later Somerset) County, Pennsylvania

Wife of Nathaniel Mitchell — married 27 Dec 1782 in Washington County, Ohio

Descendants

Died 1848 at about age 82 in Olive Township, Morgan (later Noble) County, Ohio, United States of America

Biography

Name

Name: Nancy /(Stephenson) Mitchell/

Nancy was born in 1765 in Pennsylvania, the daughter of Edward (III) and Margaret McNeil Stephenson.

On 27 December 1782 when she was seventeen she married Nathaniel Mitchell in Washington County, Ohio, and bore him two known children, a son and a daughter:

1. Edward Mitchell
2. Mary Mitchell

In 1848, when she was about eighty-three, she died of unknown causes in Noble County, Ohio.

Nancy Stephenson(1) was born about 1768. Parents: Edward Stephenson and Margaret McNeil.^[1]

daughter of Edward Stephenson and Margaret McNeil^[2] MARGARET MCNEIL b. ca 1730, York Co, PA, d. 27 Jun 1817 in Wood Co, WV.Only information we have is this and her husband's name. EDWARD STEPHENSON b. ca 1726 in Sussex Co, DE. They married in York, PA about 1758 but several children have been identified as being born in Delaware. Children of EDWARD STEPHENSON and MARGARET MCNEIL:^[3]

1. RHODA STEPHENSON b. 1759 m. William Hill
2. NANCY STEPHENSON b. 1765 d. 1848 m. 1782 to Nathaniel Mitchell. (this is my family)
3. JANE STEPHENSON b. 1765 in DE d. Nov 1855 WV m. John Stafford in WV 1795
4. JOHN STEPHENSON b. ca 1771 d. Feb 1836 in Wood Co, WV m. Elizabeth Unknown
5. ELIZABETH STEPHENSON b. 27 Jun 1775 in Westfield, New Jersey, d. 22 Aug 1852 in Marietta Twp, Washington Co, OH--m. Jonathan Jennings 1791 PA, #2 William Nixon 1819 in OH
6. POLLY STEPHENSON b. ca 1779 in Sussex, DE
7. EDWARD STEPHENSON, JR b. 1773 Georges Creek, Fayette, PA d. 1805 White River, KY m. 1794 to Margaret Elizabeth Dils in PA
8. WILLIAM STEPHENSON b. ca 1781 d. 1849 Lexington, Lafayette, MO m. Sarah Lee or Steed
9. MATTHEW F. STEPHENSON b. ca 1782

Children of Nathaniel1 Mitchell and Nancy Stephenson were as follows:

1. + 2 i. John2 Mitchell, b. 21 Jul 1784; m. Anna Plummer.
2. 3 ii. Edward Mitchell; b. 3 Oct 1789; m. Jane Hill 2 Aug 1810 at Washington county, Ohio; d. 13 Jun 1843 at age 53.
3. 4 iii. Nathaniel Mitchell Jr; b. circa 1790 at Washington county, Ohio; m. Phoebe Jackson 7 Jan 1821 at Washington county, Ohio.
4. 5 iv. Sally Mitchell; b. 1791 at Ohio; m. Silas Cook 17 Jan 1811 at Washington county, Ohio; d. 1870.
5. 6 v. Betsy Mitchell; b. circa 1792 at Pennsylvania; m. Squire Samuel Amlin 26 Jun 1806 at Washington County, Ohio.
6. 7 vi. Mary Mitchell; b. 1792 at Pennsylvania; m. Judge John Sharp.
7. 8 vii. James Mitchell; b. 24 Sep 1793 at Pennsylvania; m. Rachel O'Blennis 12 Nov 1818 at Washington county, Ohio; d. 9 Apr 1888 at South Olive, Nobel county, Ohio, at age 94.
8. 9 viii. Phebe Mitchell; b. 4 Oct 1796; m. William Affleck; d. 8 Sep 1842 at age 45.
9. 10 ix. Delilah Mitchell; b. circa 1798 at Pennsylvania; d. 1798.
10. 11 x. Nancy Stephenson Mitchell; b. Apr 1798 at Pennsylvania; m. James Rayner, son of William Rayner and Mary Smith, 2 Jan 1820 at Noble county, Ohio; d. 7 Sep 1868 at South Olive, Noble county, Ohio, at age 70.

1. Nathaniel1Mitchell; b. 9 Aug 1739 at Litchfield, Connecticut; m. Nancy Stephenson, daughter of Edward Stephenson and Margaret McNeil; d. 1836 at Noble county, Ohio. Children of Nathaniel1 Mitchell and Nancy Stephenson were as follows:

1. 2 i. John2 Mitchell, b. 21 Jul 1784; m. Anna Plummer. . . . ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ James Stafford and Lucretia Reins, by Caroline Stafford Forbes. Caroline Stafford Forbes on 27 Aug 2000.
2. ↑ Descendants of Nathaniel Mitchell, by Herbert A. Paul. 2 February 2007
3. ↑ Margaret McNeil /Edward Stephenson PA>WV By KJones April 07, 2000
4. ↑ Herbert A. Paul <genie@herbpaul.com>, Descendants of Nathaniel Mitchell. URL: http://home.insightbb.com/~herbpaul/herb/Mitc0001.htm. Accessed 17 Sept 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.

• World Connect tree: Carleton Armstrong Updated: 2004-12-22 23:48:24 UTC (Wed) Contact: Ruth Lindo

• Source: S-1288699078 Repository: #R-1549764453 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=49605949&pid=339 Repository: R-1549764453 Name: Ancestry.com

• Herbert A. Paul <genie@herbpaul.com>, Descendants of Nathaniel Mitchell. URL: http://home.insightbb.com/~herbpaul/herb/Mitc0001.htm. Accessed 17 Sept 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.

Acknowledgments

• Stephenson-2892 was created by Kathleen Thomas through the import of StarksThomas.GED on Apr 29, 2016.
• UNKNOWN-226896 was created by Kelly Hill through the import of Ancestory Online Hill Family Tree.ged on Jan 29, 2014.