Born in Berkeley, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Abner Gerard
and Martha Patsy (Lloyd) Gerard
Sister of
Judith (Gerard) McCampbell, John A. Gerard, Elizabeth (Gerard) Shanks, Mahettable (Gerard) Stephens, Nancy Ann Ohio (Gerard) Luce, Jonathan Gerard, Abner Gerard, Thomas Jefferson Gerard, Martha Lloyd (Gerard) Martin, Henry Gerard and Milton Gerard
Wife of
Edward Mitchell
— married
25 Feb 1808 in Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Martha Mitchell, Lucinda (Mitchell) Justus, Mahitable Hettie (Mitchell) Hayes, John Mitchell, William Mitchell, Julia A. (Mitchell) Zenor and Henry Lewis Mitchell
Died
at about age 45
in Fountain, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Margaret Gerard Mitchell was the eldest daughter of Abner and Martha Gerard. She was born in Berkeley Co, VA(now WV) before her family moved to the Northwest Territory of Ohio in 1797. She married Edward Mitchell on 25 Feb 1808 and they located on a farm close by her parents in Washington Twp, Montgomery Co. Edward and her father were both active in the Baptist Church.
She is mentioned in father Abner Gerrard's estate settlement of land records in Montgomery Co, OH, selling their share of estate to Richard Stephens. The couple had at least 3 children: John, Henry and James, all born in Montgomery Co, OH. After her father's death, the Mitchells joined many other family members and moved to Indiana where land was much cheaper. Margaret died in Fountain Co, IN on 14 Feb 1828 and is buried next to her husband in Keyes Cemetery in Warren Co, IN.
Mary Margaret Girard or Gerrard was born about 1783. Her preferred name was "Peggy". She married Edward Mitchell 25 Feb 1808 in Montgomery County, Ohio. If birth year is exact, Peggy married at age 25. Mary Margaret Girard Mitchell passed away 14 December 1828 and is buried in Warren County, Indiana at Keyes Cemetery.
Twelve children have been identified for Edward and Peggy. Another child was born to Edward's second wife, Mary Foundray. The identified children were: 1) Martha (1809-1820) 2) Lucinda (14 Mar 1810 - 18 Mar 1877). She married John Harris (25 Dec 1804 - 31 Mar 1849). After his death, she married Basil Justus (29 Mar 1796 - 8 Apr 1879). Lucinda is buried in Keyes Cemetery, Warren County, Ohio. 3) Mahitable "Hettie" (1811-1883). She married first; Bradstreet Moody Hayes (1800 - 1839, second, Robert Rusk Crow (1810-Unk); third, Willard Wight (1800-1860). 4) Abner (1813-Unk) 5) John (1815-1890). John married Mary Ann Pugh (1817-1869) 6) William (1817-1820) 7) Julia A (c1819-1844). Julia married Squire Zenor (1818-1910) 8) Lt. Henry Lewis (1820-1883). He married Caroline Osbourne on 24 Nov 1839 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, IN. He is buried in Deepwood Cemetery at Nevada, Vernon County, IN. 9) James J (1821-1896). Tombstone shows birth as 20 May 1821. A birth date of 8 May 1822 is shown in: Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana: historical and biographical. Publication date: 1883. Publisher: Chicago : F.A. Battey & Co.; pg 182. James married Nancy Johnson (1822-1895) 10) Eliza Ann (c1824-c1864). She married Charles Wade Robertson ( on 25 Feb 1841 in Benton Co, IN. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6SLS-B5H?i=2&cc=1410397 11) Carlinda Jane "Linda" (14 Aug 1825 - 21 Nov 1873). She married William Bartlett (1819 - 1880). Carlinda is buried in Keyes Cemetery in Warren County, Ohio. 12) Milton (1828-1830)
With his second wife, one son has been identified as Edward (31 Aug 1856 - 11 Jun 1902). He married Esther Harriet Toland on 31 Aug 1856 in Warren County, Indiana. Edward is buried in Coolidge Cemetery in Coolidge, Hamilton County, Kansas.
Sources
- "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD2X-X92 : 10 December 2017), Edward Mitchel and Peggy Garrard, 25 Feb 1808; citing Marriage, Montgomery, Ohio, United States, Vol A-1 pg 20, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
- Twelve children identified in: Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana: historical and biographical. Publication date: 1883. Publisher: Chicago : F.A. Battey & Co.; pg 182" https://archive.org/details/cu31924028850010/page/n187
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV8-LD2V : 11 July 2016), Mary Margaret Girard Mitchell, 1828; Burial, , Warren, Indiana, United States of America, Keyes Cemetery; citing record ID 14093696, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
- Genealogical Index of Miami Valley Pioneers, OHio p. 60.
- Gerard, Robert and Carolyn. "Garard/Garrard/Gerard/Gerrard/Girard: Descendants of Rev. John, Elias, and William". reprint 2002. p.42
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Peggy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Peggy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Peggy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Peggy:
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~0.78%
Janet (Jones) Conley
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23andMe, GEDmatch ZU1455323 [compare]
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Sara (Stevens) Patton :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member past4meSaraPatton
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~0.78%
Rebecca (Murphy) Flynn :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rmjyflynn
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Your FindAGrave reference shows that Peggy's parents were Abner Gerard and Martha Patsy Lloyd. So your Mary Margaret has the same dates of birth and (roughly) death and the same parents as Margaret Gerard-90. I think they are the same person and should be merged even though the data are not identical: your Mary Margaret has some credible evidence, which is in short supply for Gerard-90.