James Andrew Mitchell (1765 - 1843)

Born 20 Dec 1765 in New Hope, Orange, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Polly (Craige) Mitchell — married 24 Oct 1789 in Orange, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Nov 1843 at age 77 in Maury County, Tennessee, United States

Biography

James Mitchell served with North Carolina during the American Revolution.

James Mitchell is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A080533.

James Mitchell is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-89405
Rank: soldier

In the below mentioned article, This young man made the active "choice" to take his brothers place in the war, and he was only 16yrs old at the time. His brother did later volunteer, after I'm assuming his wife got well, but its still amazing that this ancestor made that possible by sacrificing himself for someone he loved. Later, after the war, when his father in law died, again, this ancestor picked up and sold his property and moved near his wife's mother, I can only imagine to help her out and make sure she was ok with children still under age and she had lost her husband.

Find a Grave Memorial: aged 77yrs. 10mos. 21 d.
Born in Orange County, North Carolina, and it was from there he served in the Revolutionary War, having enlisted in April 1781. He married mary Craig in Orange County, on 29 October 1789. In 1803 James Mitchell sold his home in Orange County and lived for a short time in Logan County, Ky. He settled in Maury Co., Tn in 1809, where he became a charter member of Salem Presbyterian Church as well as a presiding elder. He and Mary Craig Mitchell were the parents of fourteen children. Ref., "Let The Drums Roll" Lightfoot., pg.139.

Revolutionary War Soldier.

According to "The History of Hunter Meetinghouse and it's Cemetery Records Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee"; compiled by McKennon & Hendrix 1983; this grave is in Section 2, pg 20.

Son of Andrew Mitchell and Mary McGowen, Ref: Dora Mai Gordon

From Let the Drums Roll by Maurice Lightfoot Page 139 James Mitchell was born Dec. 20, 1765 in Orange Co., N. Carolina, where he was living when he entered service in April, 1781 as a substitute for his brother, Andrew Mitchell. Jame Mitchell was only sixteen yrs. old at the time, but since his older brother's wife was ill James took his place. He served this tour of duty under Captain William Douglas in Colonel Guilford Dudley's Regimet. Colonel Dudley's Regiment was engaged primarily in watching, pursuing, and suppressing the Tories i Chatham, randolph, and Guilford Counties, who were, ...constantly engaged in pillage and murders of the Whits... in committing many outrages on the persons and property of the Whig party... in doing mischief in the absence of armed forces of Whigs. In the fall of 1781, Mitchell volunteered for a second tour of duty of three months under Captain John Taylor. The company was stationed in Hillsborough as a guard over the Tory prisoners. In the fall of 1782 he substituted for Jon Pew and was in the Battle at Lewis Kirk's in Orange County and the battle at Cox's Mills against Colonel Fanning. Mitchell married Mary Craig in Orange County on Oct 29 1789. Her father, Captain David Craig, received a military grant of 3,200 acres of land om western North Carolina (later in Maury County Tennessee) for his services in the American Revolution. In 1803 James Mitchell sold his home in Orange County and lived for a short time in Logan County, Kentucky. In 1808 his widowed mother-in-law and her sons settled on the Craig grant in Maury County Tennessee. After a visit with them James Mitchell went back to Kentucky, sold his property there and in 1809 settled in maury Co. on a 640 acre tact, which he named the Boiling Springs Farm. He applied for a pension on Sept 4, 1832 and was awarded $30.00 per year for ine months' service as a private. James Mitchell was a charter member and elder of Salem Presbyterian Church, which in later years was known as Hunter's Meeting House. He died November 11, 1843 and was buried in the Hunter's Cemetery, on mile south of Mt. Pleasant. James and Mary Craig Mitchelll were the parents of 14 children, three of whom in infancy. Mary Mitchell was born in Orange Co., N. C., Nov 21, 1790; married Alexander Pickard on Sep. 14, 1814 in Maury Co.; and died of yellow fever in New Orleans, La. in Sep.1837. David Mitchell was born Mary 15, 1792 in Orange Co. N.C., and died of typhoid fever in Memphis Tn. in Jul, 1867.

North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979-no photo available at this time

James Mitchell mentioned in the record of James Mitchell and Mary Craig Name James Mitchell Spouse's Name Mary Craig Event Date 24 Oct 1789 Event Place Orange,North Carolina

United States Census, 1840-Pensioners census

James Mitchell United States Census, 1840 Name James Mitchell Event Type Census Event Date 1840 Event Place Maury, Tennessee, United States Page 336

Military Service-North Carolina

North Carolina soldier listing [1]

The history of Alamance-online book [2]

The American Revolution in North Carolina-The Battle of Lindley's Mill [3]

Note

• A lot of immigrants from Scotland were PRESBYTERIAN, out of the Church of Scotland. Catholicism was big in England and non Catholics were persecuted, so they brought their religion with them to the new World. This family line from what I've gathered from family members were mostly PRESBYTERIAN, with several Reverends throughout the generations. The Reason that Edgar Mitchell and his siblings were catholic is the fact that they spent time in a catholic orphanage.

Sources

• *Family Data Collection - Individual Records,Edmund West, comp.Ancestry.com Operations Inc,2000,Provo, UT, USA

• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find A Grave. [4]

• "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8YY-HBQ : 29 December 2014), James Mitchell and Mary Craig, 24 Oct 1789; citing Orange,North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,330,311.

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLR-12Q : accessed 25 July 2017), James Mitchel, Maury, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 60, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 124; FHL microfilm 193,686.

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG2-K5W : 18 August 2015), James Mitchell, Maury, Tennessee, United States; citing 338, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 177; FHL microfilm 24,535.

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRY-BV8 : 24 August 2015), James Mitchell, Maury, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 336, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 532; FHL microfilm 24,548.

Pensioners census

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRY-BKS : 24 August 2015), James Mitchell, Maury, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 336, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 532; FHL microfilm 24,548.

North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers

• 11 Jan 1782 -"North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9WB-8TBB?cc=1498361&wc=QDRZ-1V1%3A1589672499 : 7 October 2016), 5-U, Merritt, Robert to Mitchell, John > image 840 of 923; citing State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.

• 10 Jun 1783 -- "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9WB-8T74?cc=1498361&wc=QDRZ-1V1%3A1589672499 : 7 October 2016), 5-U, Merritt, Robert to Mitchell, John > image 844 of 923; citing State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.

• 06 Jan 1784-"North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-PNX4 : accessed 25 July 2017), James Mitchell, 06 Jan 1784; citing Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh

• 06 Aug 1785 -- "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99WB-8TT8?cc=1498361&wc=QDRZ-1V1%3A1589672499 : 7 October 2016), 5-U, Merritt, Robert to Mitchell, John > image 834 of 923; citing State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.

United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872

• "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-LLL8 : accessed 29 January 2018), James Mitchell, 04 Mar 1831; citing Tennessee, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 8; FHL microfilm 1,319,388.